AI to fight crime? How Maharashtra Police nabbed hit-and-run driver within 36 hours with barely any information

Artificial Intelligence has become a key part of our lives in recent years — utilised for both mundane tasks and crucial activities. It has also become an unlikely tool for the police to fight crime.

The Maharashtra Police has now found a way to ‘harness’ AI to fight crime — nabbing a hit-and-run driver within mere hours with very little information. The incident had taken place in Nagpur on August 9 with the truck rushing away after hitting two people on a bike.