Overview
- The NIA rolled out the Organised Crime Network Database and a national database for lost, looted and recovered weapons, and released an updated crime manual.
- Shah said a plan for a "360-degree" assault on organised crime will be introduced in the coming days, calling for a common ATS structure under a "duty to share" approach to data.
- He cited recent probes to say 40 kg of explosives were used in the 10 November Red Fort blast and about three tonnes were recovered before they could be detonated.
- Officials described the OCND as an AI-driven platform that integrates FIRs, charge sheets and dossiers across states to give investigators real-time access, with tools such as voice matching and fingerprint data.
- Home ministry officials said India’s first national anti-terror policy is being finalised, with the conference expected to provide inputs to that process.