Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday stressed the importance of leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to turn data into intelligence and called for the information to be used to study crime patterns and identify repeat offenders and international criminals.
Addressing the 26th All India Fingerprint Conference 2026 to be held in New Delhi, Home Minister Shah said, “We need to build an AI team, use software as an effective tool for crime analysis and make full use of all the provisions.”
“Every state needs a team that uses AI and ML to study crime patterns and identify repeat offenders. We also need profiling and measures to prevent criminals from taking advantage of jurisdictional gaps between different states,” he added.
He said our country’s system needs serious review to correct liability in cases of attempts to interfere with security.
The Union Minister also stressed the need to combat cybercrime, encourage third-party audits and strongly check abuse of power.
Union Minister Shah said, “Currently, our country is going through a period of change as far as the criminal justice system is concerned. There was a time when police stations and law and order were considered to be the main means of maintaining peace. If there was a dispute, the department in charge resolved it immediately. Otherwise, cases were filed and the matter remained unresolved for a year.”
He also highlighted the features of the new criminal law, which replaces outdated provisions.
The new law’s provisions on forensic evidence collection are aimed at strengthening cases and investigations, and require forensic experts to visit crime scenes for serious crimes and collect evidence for crimes punishable by seven years or more in prison.
Additionally, the process of evidence collection at crime scenes must be videotaped to prevent evidence tampering.
This dual approach significantly improves the quality and reliability of investigations and contributes to the fair administration of justice.
–IANS
