Archive · 18 Sep 2025
Maharashtra Launches Project Profiling Criminals with MBBS Students
Imagine detectives studying why some people keep doing bad things.
In Maharashtra, India, some smart medical students are working with the government.
They will interview prisoners to understand their actions and possibly prevent more crimes.
They're taking inspiration from the FBI's work in the 1970s.
This project, called RUDRA, will help predict who might commit a crime again and offer help to those who need it.
It is an ongoing process and the main goal is to provide insights into why someone turns to crime.
Maharashtra government approved 'RUDRA', a 10-year project.
10 MBBS students from Mumbai's Nair Hospital will interview prisoners.
Project aims to profile repeat offenders and understand causes of crime.
Inspired by similar work done by the FBI in the 1970s.
The project is budgeted at Rs 1.80 crore.
- Who
- MBBS students from Nair Hospital, with Maharashtra government.
- What
- A 10-year project to profile repeat offenders in Maharashtra's prisons.
- When
- Project approved May 7th of this year. Pilot project in August 2024.
- Where
- Maharashtra, India; specifically, prisons in Amravati and Nagpur for the pilot project.
- Why
- To understand the causes of crime, predict repeat offenses, and aid rehabilitation.
- Project Name
- RUDRA
- Participating Students
- 10 MBBS students
- Location
- Maharashtra, India
- Focus
- Profiling repeat offenders
- Duration
- 10 years
- Budget
- Rs 1.80 crore
- Inspired By
- FBI's work in the 1970s