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Delhi Police Ran AI Facial Recognition Vans Against NEET Protesters, Flagging 2,500 People — and a PIL Has Already Been Filed
Two surveillance vehicles were deployed at Jantar Mantar during the nationwide NEET-UG 2026 paper-leak protests: one aggregating live CCTV feeds, and the "Ikshana" vehicle running AI facial recognition against a police photo database, with some officers additionally wearing Meta AI glasses to capture live feed. Police say more than 2,500 individuals with suspected criminal backgrounds were identified in and around the protest site. Former JNUSU president Aishe Ghosh has filed a PIL in the Delhi High Court over the "continuous, intrusive" surveillance, and protesters are raising the prospect of the captures being linked to Aadhaar biometrics.
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