India: coverage of AI in policing

Reporting on police use of artificial intelligence from 69 publishers, regulators and civil society groups, checked for relevance and placed by the country each story is about. Where several outlets reported the same event, it appears once.

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Monday, 28 September 2026 1 story

Indianewsx.com28 Sept 2026

Chiranjeevi Deepfake MMS Case: Actor Approaches Police Over AI-Generated Obscene Videos

Deepfakes Cybercrime

Sunday, 27 September 2026 1 story

IndiaThe Indian Express27 Sept 2026

A face from a skull: How a cop’s AI app is helping identify the unidentified

Automated decisions

Saturday, 26 September 2026 1 story

Indiakalingatv.com26 Sept 2026

BJD Stages Dharna at Capital Police Station over Alleged AI Deepfake Videos Targeting Women Leaders

Friday, 25 September 2026 3 stories

Indiaindiatoday.in25 Sept 2026

Delhi HC Raps Police Over Deepfake Row, Orders Meta To Remove Objectionable Media

Deepfakes Courts and sentencing

IndiaMSN25 Sept 2026

Teen allegedly used AI to plan father's poisoning: How police traced the case before the attack

IndiaMSN25 Sept 2026

Delhi High Court to hear plea over alleged deepfake image involving PM Modi

Also reported by MSN, latestly.com, MSN

Deepfakes Courts and sentencing Accountability

Wednesday, 23 September 2026 5 stories

Indiadaijiworld.com23 Sept 2026

23,000 cops, AI cameras and drones deployed for Mumbai Ganpati visarjan

Also reported by The Indian Express

IndiaMSN23 Sept 2026

Mumbai police deploy AI surveillance for Anant Chaturdashi immersion processions

Indiafreepressjournal.in23 Sept 2026

Mumbai Ganpati Immersion 2026: Over 22,000 Police Personnel To Be Deployed, AI And Drones To Monitor Crowds

Also reported by freepressjournal.in

IndiaThe Indian Express23 Sept 2026

10,000 cops, AI tech, war room: Pune all set for safe Ganesh idol immersion

Facial recognition

IndiaMSN23 Sept 2026

CJP spokesperson alleges Delhi Police using AI and deepfakes to construct anti-national narrative

Monday, 21 September 2026 1 story

IndiaBiometric Update21 Sept 2026

Clearview AI operational at BIA months before new facial recognition procurement

Facial recognition Procurement

Sunday, 20 September 2026 1 story

Indianewsbytesapp.com20 Sept 2026

Siddharth Dialani used Google's Gemini AI to draft police complaint

Generative AI Accountability

Saturday, 19 September 2026 1 story

IndiaMSN19 Sept 2026

Pune Police AI surveillance identifies 76 criminals during Ganeshotsav

Thursday, 17 September 2026 1 story

Indianewsx.com17 Sept 2026

Rashmika Mandanna Deepfake MMS Leak Case: How Police Tracked The Man Behind The Viral Video

Wednesday, 16 September 2026 1 story

IndiaMSN16 Sept 2026

Deepfake of Surat MP used to promote fake coins, 2 arrested in Rs 9.8 crore fraud

Deepfakes Financial crime Cybercrime

Tuesday, 15 September 2026 1 story

Indiadeccanchronicle.com15 Sept 2026

Future City Police Begin Second Batch of 5-Day Training on AI, Modern Policing

Monday, 14 September 2026 1 story

IndiaMSN14 Sept 2026

Under fire over AI child abuse ads, Meta agrees to report CSAM cases to Indian law enforcement

Child protection

Sunday, 13 September 2026 1 story

Indiadeccanchronicle.com13 Sept 2026

Malkajgiri Cops To Deploy AI-Drones, 5,000 CCTV Cameras

Drones Surveillance

Saturday, 12 September 2026 1 story

IndiaMSN12 Sept 2026

Bengaluru police issue warning over viral 1980s AI avatar trend

Thursday, 10 September 2026 1 story

IndiaMSN10 Sept 2026

AI can help police move from reactive to anticipatory policing: UP ADG Bhagwan Swarup Srivastava

Sunday, 6 September 2026 1 story

Indiadeccanchronicle.com6 Sept 2026

Future City Police Hold 5-Day Training on Tech, Modern Policing, Investigation, AI

Friday, 4 September 2026 3 stories

IndiaMSN4 Sept 2026

Delhi Police facial recognition accuracy under scrutiny following protest claims

Facial recognition Accountability Protest policing

IndiaThe Indian Express4 Sept 2026

Police say cameras ‘caught’ murder, rape accused at CJP protest – some were actually in jail

Protest policing Facial recognition Courts and sentencing

IndiaMediaNama4 Sept 2026

25 people were in jail. Delhi Police’s facial recognition system flagged them at Jantar Mantar: Report

Facial recognition Protest policing

Thursday, 3 September 2026 1 story

IndiaMSN3 Sept 2026

25 were in jail: Congress flags big problem with Delhi Police facial recognition system

Facial recognition Protest policing

Wednesday, 2 September 2026 3 stories

IndiaNDTV2 Sept 2026

Haryana Police Arrest 2 For Creating Violent AI Image Of Cop

Indiachennaionline.com2 Sept 2026

Tamil Nadu Police Investigate AI Deepfake Scam

Deepfakes Financial crime

IndiaMSN2 Sept 2026

TN CM Deepfake Scam: Police probe AI video offering financial aid

Also reported by english.mathrubhumi.com

Deepfakes Financial crime Cybercrime

Monday, 31 August 2026 1 story

Indiatehelka.com31 Aug 2026

Haryana Police Steps Up AI Push to Fight Cybercrime

Tuesday, 25 August 2026 1 story

IndiaHindustan Times25 Aug 2026

Gujarat Police want to unify 80,000+ CCTV cameras into one ‘smart surveillance’ network

Monday, 27 July 2026 1 story

Indiatelegraphindia.com27 Jul 2026

Delhi Police's AI surveillance at CJP protest puts Centre on the hot seat as activist moves court

Surveillance Courts and sentencing Protest policing

Friday, 24 July 2026 1 story

IndiaMSN24 Jul 2026

Piyush Goyal files police complaint against deepfake video, govt orders takedown

Deepfakes Accountability

Tuesday, 21 July 2026 1 story

IndiaHindustan Times21 Jul 2026

AI chatbot helped plan Bengaluru triple murder, say police, seek chat history

Also reported by MSN

Thursday, 25 June 2026 1 story

IndiaMSN25 Jun 2026

From sniper rifles to AI forensics: International Police Expo showcases future of security

Digital forensics

Saturday, 20 June 2026 1 story

Indiaindia.com20 Jun 2026

Big action in Rukmini Vasanth’s deepfake case, Bengaluru cyber police arrest three accused

Deepfakes Cybercrime