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Delhi Police uses facial recognition, fingerprint screening for I-Day 2026
Delhi Police uses facial recognition, fingerprint screening for I-Day 2026
Delhi Police has placed the Red Fort under an unprecedented security cover for Independence Day 2026, using facial recognition system (FRS) vans, the Abhigyan app, and fingerprint scanners. The app has a…
The Story in Brief
Delhi Police has placed the Red Fort under an unprecedented security cover for Independence Day 2026, using facial recognition system (FRS) vans, the Abhigyan app, and fingerprint scanners. The app has a database of over one crore criminals, and randomly selected attendees will have their fingerprints matched within seconds. Around 1,000 CCTV cameras, anti-drone systems, and snipers on elevated platforms will also be deployed.
About 15,000-20,000 Delhi Police and paramilitary personnel will guard the venue, which expects 25,000 guests including VIPs. Times Now reports that the heightened screening follows the discovery of nearly 2,700 individuals with criminal backgrounds at a recent Jantar Mantar protest. Kite flying has been banned near the monument. A high-tech control room inside the Red Fort will monitor feeds from kilometres away.
The Indian Opinion
The deployment of facial recognition and fingerprint checks at the Red Fort will be sold as a triumph of smart policing. But the real test is not the size of the database, it is whether the system flags innocent people as threats. The 2,700 criminal-background individuals reportedly spotted at the Jantar Mantar protest (Times Now) suggests profiling exists, but a false alert could humiliate a law-abiding citizen. The question: how many of the alerts lead to actual arrests, not just inconvenience?
Sources (2): deccanchronicle.com, timesnownews.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
