Murder, rape, narcotics: Police find crime suspects involved in CJP protest violence
Delhi Police used facial recognition technology to identify over 100 individuals with murder charges among protesters involved in recent violence. The report highlights that a significant portion of the identified participants had extensive criminal histories.
Why it matters
Raises questions about the intersection of public protest, criminal activity, and the use of mass surveillance technology by law enforcement.
More than 100 people facing murder charges and hundreds accused in robbery, sexual offences, Arms Act and narcotics cases were among those identified through facial recognition during the violence at the Cockroach Janta Party's (CJP) march to Parliament, according to an internal Delhi Police report submitted to the government.Police verified 2,873 people captured on CCTV footage allegedly attacking police personnel during the protest using Facial Recognition System (FRS). Of them, 2,402 were matched through the "Crime Kundli" database and 471 through the police dossier system.
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