At the Microsoft AI Tour in Mumbai on December 12, CEO Satya Nadella unveiled MahaCrimeOS AI, a cutting-edge platform that equips investigators with AI-powered tools to combat cybercrime. The system enables authorities to link related cases, analyze digital evidence, and respond to emerging threats with greater speed and accuracy.
The platform, built on Microsoft’s Azure cloud, is developed by CyberEye a network security firm and independent Microsoft software vendor in collaboration with the Maharashtra government’s special purpose vehicle MARVEL and the Microsoft India Development Centre.
MahaCrimeOS AI is already operational in 23 police stations in Nagpur, and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has proposed expanding the platform to all 1,100 police stations across the state.
The platform assists officers by automating routine investigative tasks, such as instantly creating cases, extracting information in multiple languages, and offering contextual legal guidance.
The platform integrates multiple AI assistants, automated workflows, and a secure cloud infrastructure to streamline investigations.
The platform also provides built-in access to India’s criminal laws through retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), a technology that pulls relevant statutes and precedents from authorized sources, ensuring AI responses are grounded in accurate legal material.
It enables investigators to connect related cases, analyze digital evidence, and respond to emerging threats with greater speed and accuracy.
Our partnership with Microsoft started with addressing complex cybercrime challenges, but its potential extends much further,” said Fadnavis.
AI now impacts every aspect of human life from healthcare and agriculture to industry and governance and we aim to leverage this technology responsibly to build a more efficient, citizen-focused state.
Ram Ganesh, CEO of CyberEye, said, “Our collaboration with Microsoft and MARVEL has equipped officers even in remote areas of the state with advanced tools to tackle complex cybercrime investigations more efficiently, while reducing their workloads.
Microsoft reported that with the platform, FIR creation now takes just 15 minutes thanks to automated data extraction, and tasks that previously required 2–3 months can now be completed in approximately a week.
Additionally, investigators who previously managed just one case per month can now handle 7–8 cases.
In recent days, Satya Nadella visited India as part of Microsoft’s AI tour, which took place across Delhi, Bengaluru, and Mumbai.
Notably, Microsoft announced a $17.5 billion investment in India from 2026 to 2029 to expand cloud and AI infrastructure, enhance skilling programs, and support ongoing operations.
The company also announced plans to expand partnerships with Cognizant, Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services, and Wipro, positioning these Indian IT giants as “frontier firms” in the global adoption of agentic AI.
According to Microsoft, each company will roll out over 50,000 Copilot licenses, bringing the total deployment across the four firms to more than 200,000 seats.
