“Spend nights in villages to understand people’s issues,” PM Modi tells police chiefs

In his 45-minutes speech, the PM suggested a countermeasure and called upon the police leadership to convert the challenge into an\ opportunity by harnessing India’s “double AI power of Artificial Intelligence and Aspirational India”. “Discussing the narco-organised crime nexus, he said all the users are also victims… strict action should be taken against the whole nexus from top to bottom and the whole nexus be dismantled,” a senior police officer said.

India lost approximately Rs 11,333 crore to cyber fraud until September in 2024, according to data compiled by the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), a division of theMHA.

On digital frauds, the officer said: “PM Modi has asked for special teams to be made; to update the data with all the latest modus-operandi, and start giving cyber-related information to all the people during the parents-teacher meeting in schools.”

According to the officer, the PM asked the police personnel posted in border areas to visit all the villages and, along with their seniors, spend a night to understand the problems of the residents. According to a statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office, during the meeting, “deliberations were held on emerging security concerns along the border with Bangladesh and Myanmar, trends in urban policing and strategies for countering malicious narratives.”

Appreciating the steps taken in urban policing, Modi suggested that each initiative be collated and implemented entirely in 100 cities. He also expanded the mantra of SMART policing and called on the police to become Strategic, Meticulous, Adaptable, Reliable and Transparent.