Neeraj Bali, Oct. 16 -- Haryana has retained the top position on the national New Criminal Laws (NCL) dashboard since June 7, scoring 95.28 points, ahead of Assam and Chandigarh, officials said on Friday, as the state stepped up efforts to digitise criminal investigations and integrate police records with courts, prisons and forensic laboratories.

The state's performance was reviewed at the 34th State Apex Committee meeting on the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS) and the Inter-Operable Criminal Justice System (ICJS), chaired by Chief Secretary Anurag Rastogi.

Haryana scored 95.28 points on the national dashboard, followed by Assam with 94.65 and Chandigarh with 92.80, Superintendent of Police, State Crime Records Bu...