Delhi Police’s facial recognition vans are showing up beyond protest sites, raising questions
A MediaNama investigation found a Delhi Police vehicle marked 'Facial Recognition System' parked outside a mall in South Delhi's Saket area on November 1, 2026, far from the protest sites where such systems are publicly known to operate. No public announcement was made about facial recognition deployment in that location. The discovery raises concerns about the expanding geographic scope and lack of transparency surrounding Delhi Police's facial recognition surveillance operations beyond their initially publicised use.
Key points
- Facial recognition van spotted at shopping mall, not protest site
- No public announcement of deployment
- Questions raised about surveillance scope and transparency
- Expands beyond originally publicised protest-site use
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