A document tabled in Parliament has claimed that facial recognition system (FRS) vans deployed during the CJP protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi identified 2,873 persons with criminal records through real-time facial recognition.
According to the document, 2,402 individuals were identified through the Crime-Kundli database, and another 471 were matched against Dossier records, taking the total number of identified persons to 2,873.
The document categorises the identified individuals across a range of criminal offences. It states that 101 individuals were linked to murder cases, 62 to attempt to murder, and 284 to dacoity and robbery-related offences.
It has further claimed that 61 individuals were identified in connection with rape cases, while six were linked to offences under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. Another 25 persons were categorised under molestation of women cases.
According to the figures presented, 229 individuals were identified in Arms Act cases, 135 in snatching cases, 19 in kidnapping-related offences and 67 in cases registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
The largest category comprised 1,884 individuals, who were classified under “Other IPC/BNS and Special Laws”, indicating cases registered under various provisions of the Indian Penal Code, the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and other special legislation.
The document says these identifications were made through FRS vans deployed during the CJP protest at Jantar Mantar. It, however, does not specify whether the facial recognition matches resulted in arrests, preventive action or further investigation, nor does it elaborate on the criteria used for classifying the identified individuals.
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Published By:
Akash Chatterjee
Published On:
Jul 30, 2026 12:33 IST
