Hyderabad City Police have launched Dooradrishti, an in-house artificial intelligence platform that builds profiles of accused persons and maps their links to other suspects and organised criminal networks. Then Commissioner V.C. Sajjanar inaugurated the crime intelligence and investigation support system at the Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC) in Hyderabad on 12 November 2026, the city police announced.

The launch adds to a steady run of AI tools in Indian policing, from Bengaluru City Police’s AI-powered multilingual Namma 112 helpline to number-plate and suspect analytics in other cities.

What Dooradrishti does

Dooradrishti, which means “far-sight”, pulls information from several police records and databases onto a single platform. Investigating officers can use it to see an accused person’s background, past activities and possible connections in one place, instead of searching each source separately.

According to the police, the platform is meant to help officers:

• Build a consolidated profile of an accused person from existing records
• Spot patterns in criminal activity and links between individuals
• Trace connections to organised criminal networks
• Cut the time spent collecting and cross-checking data, so charge sheets can be filed on time

Work that earlier took investigators several days of manual checks can now be pulled together on one screen, the police said. The force described the system as part of a shift from reactive to proactive, intelligence-led policing that uses AI, digital tools and data shared between departments.

Built in-house by Hyderabad City Police

The platform was developed by Hyderabad City Police personnel rather than bought from a vendor. Sajjanar called it a significant step in technology-driven policing, saying it puts years of police data to work for faster investigations and quicker justice for victims.

The launch was one of Sajjanar’s last acts as city police chief. In a reshuffle of 21 IPS officers ordered by the Telangana government the same day, he was transferred as Director General of Fire Services and Disaster Response, with additional charge of the Special Protection Force, and Mahesh Bhagwat took charge as Hyderabad Police Commissioner on 13 November 2026. Dooradrishti now becomes part of the toolkit the new commissioner inherits.

It is also not the force’s first AI project. Hyderabad Police earlier rolled out AI-CopWriter, an app that records, transcribes and translates complaints in 10 Indian languages, and SOCEYE, which monitors social media for threats to public order and women’s safety.

Why Dooradrishti matters for AI in public services

In-house AI is gaining ground across Indian government, much like the CAG’s own LLM 2.0 for public auditors. Telangana has also been applying AI to other citizen services, including the Bharat-VISTAAR AI advisory for farmers in Telugu.

Policing raises harder questions than most uses. The police have not yet said which databases feed Dooradrishti, how it decides that two people are linked, or how its output is checked and audited. Clear answers on data sources, human review of AI findings and protection for people who have not been convicted will shape how much trust such tools earn. Those questions apply more widely as AI analytics spread through Indian law enforcement, from crime databases to video tools such as Staqu’s JARVIS system with Gurugram Police.

Key takeaways

• Hyderabad City Police launched the Dooradrishti AI platform on 12 November 2026.
• It profiles accused persons and maps their links to criminal networks from existing police records.
• The tool was built in-house by city police personnel, and Mahesh Bhagwat succeeded Sajjanar as commissioner on 13 November.

FAQ

What is Dooradrishti?

Dooradrishti is an AI-based crime intelligence and investigation support platform built by Hyderabad City Police to profile accused persons and identify their links to criminal networks.

Who launched Dooradrishti?

V.C. Sajjanar, then Hyderabad Police Commissioner, launched it at the Integrated Command and Control Centre in Hyderabad on 12 November 2026.

How will Dooradrishti help investigations?

It brings data from several police records onto one platform, cutting days of manual cross-checking so officers can focus on fieldwork, evidence and timely charge sheets.

Featured image: Hyderabad Police Commissioner V.C. Sajjanar launching the Dooradrishti AI platform at the ICCC, Hyderabad. Photo: Hyderabad City Police (official image)

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