Lucknow, June 2 -- A day after being appointed the full-time Uttar Pradesh director general of police (DGP) Rajeev Krishna on Monday outlined the roadmap for the state's police force. He signalled a shift towards technology-driven investigations, digital evidence-based prosecutions and a crackdown on white-collar crime linked to organised criminal networks.

Addressing the media at the state police headquarters in Lucknow, Krishna said that while the police force had achieved significant gains in crime control, convictions, women's safety and cybercrime prevention over the past year, the focus now would be on strengthening the criminal justice system through effective implementation of the new criminal laws.

"The objective is not only cr...