The Faridabad police have completed the physical verification of 530 offenders as part of a new Crime Intelligence Model, but 95 of these individuals could not be located at their registered addresses and are currently absconding.
Digitisation Initiative Consolidates Crime Records
This verification drive is a component of a broader digitisation initiative that has consolidated ten years of crime records into a centralised database. The database covers 3,499 offenders in Faridabad district. Those tracked include individuals booked for serious offences such as murder, attempt to murder, dacoity, robbery, snatching, extortion, and Arms Act violations. These represent some of the district's most notorious repeat offenders.
Verification Results Reveal Mixed Outcomes
Of the 530 offenders verified so far, 351 were found living at their registered addresses, while 67 were confirmed to be lodged in various prisons. Additionally, 17 offenders were confirmed dead. The remaining 95 offenders could not be traced and are now the focus of dedicated efforts to locate and monitor them.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) Rajesh Kumar Mohan stated that verification teams are visiting residences and suspected hideouts to confirm the whereabouts of offenders and gather real-time intelligence on criminal activity. The primary objective is preventive policing—disrupting organised crime before offences take place rather than investigating them afterwards. During the past month, the initiative has already produced tangible results, with three criminals apprehended in encounters and 12 others arrested in connection with serious offences.
Project Implementation Across Districts
The project was launched under the direction of Haryana Director General of Police Ajay Singhal and is currently being implemented in four districts: Faridabad, Rohtak, Jhajjar, and Sonepat. Across these districts, police have prepared a combined database of 10,892 heinous offenders. The database contains criminal histories, residential details, current activities, and other intelligence inputs. Police officials confirmed that continuous surveillance is being maintained on all profiled individuals.
Strategic Shift in Policing
For Faridabad—a district that has long faced organised crime and gang activity—this initiative marks a structural shift in policing strategy. However, the 95 offenders who remain untraced underline the continuing challenge of tracking every habitual criminal despite extensive data-driven monitoring.
