Maha police get AI platform to fast-track cybercrime investigations

The platform is designed to create AI tools for data analysis, predictive policing, and faster and efficient investigations, combined with human expertise

Published on: Dec 13, 2025, 05:44:07 IST

By Faisal Malik

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Mumbai: Microsoft chairman and CEO Satya Nadella on Friday unveiled MahaCrimeOS AI, an artificial intelligence-powered platform that will help the Maharashtra police expedite cybercrime investigations.

Mumbai, Dec 12 (ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis meets the Chairman and CEO Microsoft, Satya Nadella, at Microsoft AI Tour, Mumbai' programme, in Mumbai on Friday. (@Dev_Fadnavis X/ANI Photo) (@Dev_Fadnavis X)

The platform is designed to create AI tools for data analysis, predictive policing, and faster and efficient investigations, combined with human expertise. It has been developed jointly by CyberEye, an independent software vendor of Microsoft; the Maharashtra government’s special purpose vehicle, Maharashtra Advanced Research and Vigilance for Enforcement of Reformed Laws or MARVEL; and the Microsoft India Development Center.

MahaCrimeOS AI is currently live in 23 police stations across Nagpur, and is proposed to be rolled out to all 1,100 police stations across the state in phases.

While unveiling the platform on Friday at an event in Mumbai, Nadella showcased a video illustrating how MahaCrimeOS AI helped deliver justice to a cybercrime victim in Nagpur. Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, who was present during the launch, said, “It is a tool that is helping cybercrime and financial fraud cases get detected in 24 hours, which used to take four to five months. It is helping in saving people’s money, arresting criminals and even making preventive arrests. It is very important in the changing face of crime.”

Fadnavis later held a meeting with Nadella, during which he said they discussed creating more AI co-pilots for other sectors. “We had a one-on-one meeting, and we discussed how to use artificial intelligence in other fields and create AI co-pilots along with the Maharashtra government in sectors such as service delivery, healthcare, education, and agriculture,” the chief minister said.

Fadnavis also urged Nadella to consider Maharashtra as part of the $17 billion investment he has committed to making in India, saying he received a positive response.

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Faisal Malik
Faisal Malik is a senior journalist with over two and a half decades of experience covering Maharashtra’s politics, governance and public policy with a deep understanding of the state’s political landscape. He is a Senior Assistant Editor at Hindustan Times and has been associated with its Mumbai edition for more than a decade. Based in Mumbai, Faisal currently covers three major political parties in Maharashtra — Congress, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and NCP (Sharad Pawar). Over the years, he has extensively reported on major political developments, combining investigative insights with in-depth field reporting. His coverage has spanned a wide range of issues, from drought, farmer suicides, major development projects and grassroots challenges to major electoral battles, including three Lok Sabha and Maharashtra Assembly elections — 2014, 2019 and 2024. Before joining Hindustan Times, he worked with ‘The Asian Age’ and ‘Dainik Bhaskar’. An avid tea enthusiast, he enjoys reading history, Urdu literature and classical poetry. When away from the newsroom, he writes Urdu poetry inspired by human emotions, life's experiences, meaningful reflections and relationships. An amateur photographer, Faisal is passionate about capturing moments that often go unnoticed by the naked eye.Read More

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