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Maharashtra Clears Statewide Rollout of MahaCrimeOS AI After Nadella–Fadnavis Launch

Officials say the Azure OpenAI system, proven in Nagpur, will standardize digital cybercrime investigations statewide.

Overview

  • Satya Nadella and Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis unveiled the investigation platform at Microsoft’s AI Tour in Mumbai, positioning it as India’s first AI tool focused on fast-tracking cybercrime cases.
  • MahaCrimeOS AI is live in 23 Nagpur police stations and has been approved for a phased expansion to all 1,100 stations across Maharashtra.
  • Developed by CyberEye with the state’s MARVEL special purpose vehicle and Microsoft India Development Center, the platform runs on Azure OpenAI Service and Microsoft Foundry.
  • Key capabilities include instant case creation, multilingual data extraction, retrieval‑augmented access to Indian criminal laws, open‑source‑intelligence modules, and automated workflows.
  • Nagpur pilot results cited by officials include roughly 80% faster investigations and near‑universal digital registration, with officers reporting quicker retrieval of financial records, faster drafting of notices, and speedier assembly of case files; at the event Fadnavis also announced a separate $1 billion Brookfield GCC in Maharashtra.