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Source: The post is based on the article “Seven States cold to Centre’s crime portal” published in The Hindu on 2nd September 2022.
What is the News?
At least seven States and one Union Territory have not uploaded a single alert on the Crime Multi Agency Centre(Cri-MAC) portal since it was launched in March 2020.
What is the Crime Multi Agency Centre (Cri-MAC) Portal?
Launched by: 2020 by the Ministry of Home Affairs(MHA).
Aim: To share information on crime and criminals 24×7 with various law enforcement agencies and ensure a seamless flow of information among them.
Implemented by: The application is run by the National Crime Records Bureau(NCRB).
Significance of the portal: Cri-MAC facilitates the dissemination of information about significant crimes including human trafficking across the country on a real-time basis and enables inter-State coordination.
– This can help in locating and identifying the trafficked victims as also in the prevention, detection and investigation of crime.
