Delegation from Ghana visits crime records bureau in T.N. to study digital policing initiatives
A delegation from Ghana visited the State Crime Records Bureau in Tamil Nadu to study digital policing infrastructure, specifically the CCTNS 2.0 system. The visit focused on how the state successfully integrated various digital tools for criminal justice and law enforcement.
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Ghana’s Interior Minister Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka led a high-level delegation to the State Crime Records Bureau (SCRB) in Chennai on Monday to study the Tamil Nadu Police’s information technology and digital policing initiatives.
The delegation was briefed on the implementation of the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS) 2.0, a major component of the State’s digital policing infrastructure. Tamil Nadu is among the first States in the country to implement CCTNS 2.0, which has been rolled out across 2,106 police stations and special units.
The briefing was held under the guidance of the DGP and Head of Police Force Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal, in the presence of ADGP (Law and Order) T.S. Anbu and IGP, SCRB, Sonal Chandra. The Ghana delegation was given presentations on several digital policing and criminal justice initiatives, including ICJS 2.0, NAFIS, Smart Kavalar, facial recognition software, and the digital fingerprint collection system.
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