Railway’s AI-powered face recognition system intercepts ‘hardcore habitual offenders’

An Artificial Intelligence-powered Facial Recognition System (FRS) has successfully identified habitual offenders at the Visakhapatnam Railway Station. An official statement said this is a significant milestone with the real-time identification and apprehension of offenders.

“On the night of February 2, 2026 at about 20:10 hrs, Rail Robocop “ASC Arjun,” deployed for surveillance and patrolling, detected a suspect by matching his facial image with the pre-loaded database of known criminals,” the statement said, adding the system immediately alerted the Railway Protection Force (RPF), leading to a habitual offender and his associate being apprehended.

Verification of their antecedents revealed that both persons are hardcore habitual offenders with extensive criminal histories registered at Rayagada Police Station, involving multiple serious offences such as theft, robbery, dacoity, assault, and arms-related cases over several years, the statement said, adding the matter was also intimated to Rayagada Police for further necessary action.