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Chandauli Police launch ‘CopWatch’ to track ‘romeos’ near colleges, public areas
Chandauli Police launched the CopWatch app to monitor miscreants near colleges, using AI for facial recognition and recording offenders' details.
For the first time, the Chandauli Police technical team has developed an app, CopWatch, to monitor miscreants and ‘romeos’ who loiter near colleges, perform stunts on roads, or harass passersby, including women, in public spaces.
The application, equipped with AI-based face recognition, helps police capture images of miscreants. It also records details such as the accused’s address, mobile number, vehicle number, and the location where they were caught engaging in such activities.
Chandauli superintendent of police, Aditya Langeh stated, ‘We have developed and launched the new app, CopWatch, to continuously monitor individuals who engage in mischief, such as performing stunts on roads, reckless driving, or harassing passersby, including women, at public places like school and college gates, women’s colleges, and markets.”
SP Langeh stated that the app maintains the past records of miscreants. If a person previously caught and warned is photographed again, the app instantly displays all their details, including the date of the last incident
Since its launch last month, the app has recorded details of 900 such people.
The SP said, “If first-time miscreants refrain from such activities, their details will be maintained for two years and later removed.” He added that legal action will be taken if they are found indulging in such behaviour again.
He also clarified that the data will stay with the police and won’t be disclosed publicly.
Deputy inspector general of police, Varanasi range, Vaibhav Krishna, informed that the app was developed by a team of officers led by additional SP Anant Chandrashekhar. It is integrated with the recently set up Command and Control Centre in Chandauli.
