Uttar Pradesh Police Will Now Be Hi-Tech

• 28 Oct 2022

Why in News?

• According to information received from media sources on October 27, 2022, on the instructions of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Uttar Pradesh Police will now be hi-tech by spending more than 650 crores.

Key Points

• In order to make Uttar Pradesh Police hi-tech, it will soon be equipped with a body worn camera and full body protector.
• The home department has sanctioned Rs 4.8 crore for the purchase of 1,200 body worn cameras, Rs 2.48 crore for the purchase of 1,650 full-body protectors for women and Rs 6 crore for the purchase of 30,000 post-mortem kits under the police modernization scheme.
• Upgraded social media monitoring cells are going to be set up in 10 districts of the state by spending about Rs 641 crore. Similarly, QRTs for law and order will be set up in 10 other districts.
• Apart from this, a dedicated FSL will be set up for investigation and investigation of SIT, EOW, CBCID and ACO at a cost of Rs 6.75 crore. A dedicated mini technical lab is being developed in Kannauj.
• The crime scene videography app developed by NCRB has been launched in Muzaffarnagar, Barabanki and Aligarh in the first phase and an action plan has been prepared to implement it in other districts of the state. For this, the Technical Services Headquarters has constituted a technical committee for the entire process.
• It is known that cyber help desks have been established in all 1531 police stations of the state. The process of administrative building construction of all the 18 regional cyber police stations of the state has also been started and the organization responsible for seven regional cyber police stations Varanasi, Jhansi, Basti, Aligarh, Azamgarh, Gorakhpur and Banda has been designated.