AI will enable police to render quick services and check crime, says A.P. DGP

Andhra Pradesh police will be the torchbearer in artificial intelligence (AI)-led law enforcement and first in producing AI tools in the country, said Director General of Police (DGP) Harish Kumar Gupta.

Speaking at the valedictory programme of three-day hackathon ‘AI4AndhraPolice’ at Guntur on Sunday, the DGP said that by using AI police will be able to render quick services and check crime as directed by Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu.

4SightAI Chief Executive Officer Surya Kotha, who partnered with A.P. police, in organising the hackathon said that there will be more opportunities for budding engineers in AI sector in the future.

Many IPS officers, AI experts, startup companies, researchers and students discussed topics on tracking criminals, monitoring data, preventing cybercrimes, online frauds and detecting cases using AI.

Projects on Petition Management System, mentored by Vizianagaram district Superintendent of Police (SP) Vakul Jindal, Crime and Criminal Tracking Network System (CCTNS) CoPilot Engine, mentored by Bapatla SP Tushar Dudi, and Investigation of IT Cases, mentored by APSP DIG Fakeerappa Kaginelli, won first, second and third prizes respectively in the hackathon.

Prakasam district SP A.R. Damodar said the AI hackathon will help the investigation officers to check crimes. Eluru district SP K. Pratap Shiva Kishore said petition monitoring and solving of cases will become easier through AI.

Students of various education institutions, who attended the programme, thanked the police for conducting the programme.