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Maharashtra government's MARVEL will augment law enforcement by developing AI tools to provide tailor-made solutions to the police force.

With 40,000 labourers returning to Beed from their workplaces, the risk of a COVID-19 infection was high. But here's how the cops swung into action.

"The actual hero was Saju, who showed rare courage. Despite knowing the dacoits were armed, the valour he showed to stop them was incomparable," says Nashik police commissioner Vishwas Nangare-Patil, explaining why the cops have decided to give the reward money to the techie's family.

"Whether it was loud music, serious stalking, domestic violence or a society management issue, we realised that many crimes were going unreported. So we decided to do this."

Last year, rural Maharashtra saw a spate of mob-based murder thanks to WhatsApp forwards. But some important lessons have been learned.

Nagpur’s Yashodhara Nagar police unit was able to reunite an abducted four-year-old with his family within hours, thanks to the platform.

The videos shared in the group were not just a horrible expression of twisted sexuality, but also highly illegal.

It is a known fact that the public also has reservations about approaching the police. ASP Atul Kulkarni wondered if the citizens could not come to the police, why couldn't the police go to them instead?

The proactive IPS officer, who is regularly invited to give talks in schools, had a prominent role to play in bringing the number of police personnel who die due to Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) down to zero.

A family approached the Mumbai police for help in an emergency situation.