Maharashtra Develops AI Tool To Identify Migrants

The Chief Minister of Maharashtra said the state is developing an AI-enabled speech analysis tool with IIT Bombay to help identify alleged Bangladeshi migrants and Rohingya refugees, and to provide preliminary screening before police document checks. Experts and rights groups have warned about dialectal misclassification, lack of legal safeguards and a recently approved detention centre, raising concerns about biased screening and potential violations of due process.