Archive · 3 Aug 2026
Hyderabad Police Deploy AI Crowd Management at Bonalu Festival
Hyderabad police used a new computer system that can look at faces to help keep people safe at a big festival.
The system found 13 people who were doing bad things, like harassing women or trying to rob someone.
The police want to use the same system at other festivals and even link it to drones.
The system can also predict how many people will be in a crowd and help police plan better.
The company that made the system, BYC AI, says it is used in advanced countries and can be watched from a main control room.
Hyderabad police deployed an AI-based crowd management system with facial recognition at the Secunderabad Sri Ujjaini Mahankali Bonalu festival.
The system helped police detain 13 suspects, including those harassing women and a robbery attempt.
Police plan to link the system to drones and use it at future events, pending government approval.
The system can predict crowd situations and be monitored from a main command control centre.
BYC AI CEO said the software is used in advanced countries and can be monitored centrally.
- Who
- Hyderabad police, city police commissioner V.C. Sajjanar, BYC AI CEO Sayed Amjad Hussain
- What
- Deployed an AI-based crowd management system with facial recognition at the Bonalu festival
- When
- During the Secunderabad Sri Ujjaini Mahankali Bonalu festival
- Where
- Secunderabad, Hyderabad, India
- Why
- To prevent crime, identify suspects, and improve crowd control
- Event
- Secunderabad Sri Ujjaini Mahankali Bonalu festival
- Technology
- AI-based crowd management system with facial recognition
- Suspects detained
- 13
- Police Commissioner
- V.C. Sajjanar
- AI provider
- BYC AI
- Future deployment
- Linked to drones, pending government approval