NARIT AI becomes Gujarat Police’s first AI tool for NDPS case analysis

Direct fact

On 4 November 2026 in Gandhinagar, Gujarat Police launched NARIT AI, a Retrieval Augmented Generation-based investigation tool for narcotics cases, and the source notes it is the first such AI system deployed by any state police force in India.

Key specifics

• NARIT AI stands for Narcotics Analysis and RAG-based Investigation Tool.
• It was developed by the Western Railway Police, Vadodara division, with a Mumbai-based AI startup.
• The tool works on a closed database without internet reliance to reduce hallucination and improve data security.
• It provides guidance under the NDPS Act, 1985, and generates reports on case strength and procedural lapses.
• The system is trained on Supreme Court and High Court judgments, along with government circulars and integrated legal codes such as BNS, BNSS and BSA.

Exam lens

Science & technology plus governance MCQ focus: full form of NARIT AI, RAG technology, NDPS Act 1985, and the first-state-police claim. TNPSC may ask which police force developed the tool and where it was launched.