Lucknow, March 18 -- The Uttar Pradesh Police's in-house digital platform "Yaksh" is emerging as a key tool in technology-driven policing, aiding both real-time crime detection and long-pending investigations, officials said on Tuesday in a press note shared with the media.

In two recent cases, police in Firozabad and Rae Bareli used the app to bust a vehicle theft gang and arrest an absconding accused in a decade-old murder case.

Officials said the Yaksh app has been positioned as a critical component of the state's push for smart policing, aligning with chief minister Yogi Adityanath's emphasis on technology-enabled governance.

In Firozabad, police used Yaksh's photo-matching feature to arrest an accused who had been evading arrest f...