India, June 11 -- Punjab director general of police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav on Wednesday launched the upgraded Saanjh Citizen Portal at the Maharaja Ranjit Singh Punjab Police Academy in Phillaur, marking a major step towards technology-driven, citizen-centric policing in the state.

The all-new Saanjh Citizen Portal has been developed to provide transparent, community-focused and paperless policing services to residents across Punjab. The upgraded platform builds upon more than a decade of service delivery through over 530 Saanjh Kendras and introduces 14 new features aimed at improving accessibility and efficiency.

Among the key features are Aadhaar-enabled eKYC for police verifications, QR code-authenticated certificates to prevent forgery...