Maharashtra leads India’s AI-powered cybercrime fight: Microsoft unveils MahaCrimeOS AI

Maharashtra has become the first Indian state to deploy an AI-powered platform at scale to accelerate cybercrime investigations. MahaCrimeOS AI, an advanced AI and Microsoft Azure–powered solution, was unveiled today at the Microsoft AI Tour in Mumbai by Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella, in the presence of Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.

Developed by CyberEye—innovators in cybersecurity and IoT and a Microsoft Partner ISV—in collaboration with the Maharashtra government’s Special Purpose Vehicle MARVEL and the Microsoft India Development Center (IDC), MahaCrimeOS AI is currently live across 23 police stations in Nagpur. Recognising its early impact, Chief Minister Fadnavis proposed expanding the platform to all 1,100 police stations across the state.

Microsoft, working closely with the Maharashtra government and its MARVEL initiative, is leveraging next-generation AI to address the growing sophistication and scale of cybercrime in India.

Importantly, MahaCrimeOS AI is designed ...