Is there AI software to trace missing persons? Delhi HC asks police
The query was raised by a division bench of Justices Prathiba Singh and Dharmesh Sharma while dealing with a habeas corpus petition in February.
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(Source: File)The Delhi High Court has inquired from the Delhi Police if there is any Artificial Intelligence software that can be or has been used by them to check and confirm the whereabouts of missing persons.
The query was raised by a division bench of Justices Prathiba Singh and Dharmesh Sharma while dealing with a habeas corpus petition in February.
In the petition, petitioner Dil Khush Bairwa sought the production of his elderly father, who has been missing since February 17, 2023. A complaint was also lodged at the Ranhola police station in this regard, but the police have been unable to trace him so far.
On February 17, the police informed the court that there had been “no trace of the petitioner’s father despite the fact that requisite procedures have been followed and photographs uploaded on ZIPNET.”
ZIPNET was envisioned as a tool for inter-state police coordination, especially to track missing persons and pinpoint proclaimed offenders.
Posting the matter for March 18, the bench, in its order from February 7, directed the police to file a short affidavit “stating whether there is any Artificial Intelligence software which can be or has been used by the Delhi Police for confirming and checking the whereabouts of such missing persons, who may have gone missing due to various reasons including unstable medical conditions”.
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