‘Yaksh’ app helps UP cops nab absconder in 10-yr-old murder case, bust vehicle lifters’ gang
The Uttar Pradesh Police’s in-house digital platform “Yaksh” is emerging as a key tool in technology-driven policing, aiding both real-time crime detection and long-pending investigations, officials said on Tuesday in a press note shared with the media. ‘Yaksh’ app helps UP cops nab absconder in 10-yr-old murder case, bust vehicle lifters’ gang In two recent cases, police in Firozabad and Rae Bareli used the app to bust a vehicle theft gang and arrest an absconding accused in a decade-old murder case. Officials said the Yaksh app has been positioned as a critical component of the state’s push for smart policing, aligning with chief minister Yogi Adityanath’s emphasis on technology-enabled governance. In Firozabad, police used Yaksh’s photo-matching feature to arrest an accused who had been evading arrest for nearly a decade in a murder case registered in 2016 under Section 302 IPC. Following the directions of Firozabad SSP Saurabh Dixit, the Linepar police verified the suspect through the app on March 7. Though the accused attempted to conceal his identity by giving a false name, the …
