Srinagar, Dec 26: The Jammu and Kashmir Police has announced plans to deploy an advanced Artificial Intelligence–enabled security grid to strengthen internal security amid continuing challenges posed by cross-border terrorism and emerging threats.
The next-generation system aims to boost surveillance, intelligence gathering, and rapid response across border areas as well as the hinterland, marking a major step in the use of technology in policing across the Union Territory.
The initiative follows deliberations held during the recent pan-India DGP/IGP Conference in Raipur, where senior police leadership discussed modernising law enforcement to counter evolving threats, including cyber-enabled terrorism and asymmetric warfare.
According to officials, the AI-powered grid will have multiple applications. In forensics, artificial intelligence tools will help speed up evidence analysis, including ballistic matching and DNA sequencing, significantly cutting down investigation time. For intelligence and investigations, natural language processing systems will analyse intercepted communications and open-source data to identify links between terror networks.
Surveillance will be strengthened through AI-based facial recognition and anomaly detection in drone and CCTV footage, particularly along infiltration routes near the Line of Control. Predictive policing models will analyse past data on terrorism, smuggling, and unrest to flag potential threats in advance.
A senior police official said the system could alert field units about unusual movements in remote areas or suspicious financial activity linked to terror funding, allowing quicker intervention.
The push for AI integration gained momentum after Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while addressing the Raipur conference, highlighted both the potential and limitations of artificial intelligence. He stressed that technology should support human decision-making, not replace it, and called for strong ethical safeguards in its use.
J&K Police officials said the force is committed to responsible innovation. Training programmes will include modules on AI ethics, bias mitigation, and decision-making in AI-assisted operations to ensure human oversight remains central.
The AI grid is also expected to improve coordination between agencies by integrating inputs from the Army, BSF, CRPF, and intelligence agencies. In border areas, real-time analytics could help deploy Quick Reaction Teams swiftly, while in the hinterland, sentiment analysis of online content may aid efforts to counter radicalisation.
To address privacy concerns, officials said the system will follow safeguards in line with India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023. Measures will include encrypted data storage, audit trails, restricted access, and regular third-party audits to prevent misuse and protect civil liberties.
