# Bengaluru police use AI to collect 1.5 lakh feedback calls in 3 months 2026-11-11T20:10:36+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets The Bengaluru City Police have collected feedback from more than 1.5 lakh citizens in the last three months using an AI-powered voice platform to assess the 112 Emergency Response Support System (ERSS). The initiative follows a successful Proof of Concept with Bengaluru startup VocalLabs AI, which automates feedback calls after emergency incidents close. Police Commissioner Seemant Kumar Singh said the AI system has brought the average response time down to about six minutes from around 15 minutes earlier. Previously, trained call centre operators made the calls, limiting reach due to manpower constraints. The new Voice AI-112 platform conducts telephone conversations in multiple Indian languages on a large scale, while trained personnel still handle sensitive interactions. The feedback helps officers identify areas for improvement in service delivery. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Both The Hindu and Times of India report the same facts on Bengaluru police using AI to collect 1.5 lakh feedback calls in three months. The Hindu leads with the AI platform and quotes the commissioner on service improvement. Times of India adds a new figure: average response time dropped from about 15 minutes to six minutes. Both outlets frame this as a technology-driven efficiency gain, without mention of costs, privacy concerns, or opposition. The uniform coverage is straight reporting of an official announcement. The next widely reported figure to watch is whether the platform is scaled citywide after the proof of concept ends. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral - thehindu.com (neutral report) Leads with AI platform name and commissioner quote on improvement, no critical angle - timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report) Adds response time drop from 15 to 6 minutes, overall positive framing This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Tags: 112 Emergency Response Support System, Bengaluru, Bengaluru City Police, Seemant Kumar Singh, VocalLabs AI Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/bengaluru-police-use-ai-to-collect-1-5-lakh-feedback-calls-in-3-months/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/bengaluru-police-use-ai-to-collect-1-5-lakh-feedback-calls-in-3-months/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/