Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched a National IED Data Management System (NIDMS), created by the counter-terrorist commando force NSG — National Security Guard.
Shah inaugurated the facility on Friday via a video conferencing link that connected the platform, located at the National Security Guard (NSG) garrison in Manesar, Gurugram, Haryana.
What will the platform do?
The platform will collect and analyse improvised explosive device (IED) data gathered from across the country and further disseminate it to the security agencies.
The platform has an AI-enabled database, which will capture 'signature linkages' among different bomb blast incidents. Signature linkages mean connecting unique identifiers or patterns (signatures) to specific data or events.
The ambitious project has been in the works for some time and is part of the NSG's National Bomb Data Centre (NBDC), which analyses all types of bombings that occur in the country, apart from major explosions that take place globally. The national IED data management system (NIDMS), according to the NSG, will be a digital platform developed by the NBDC for systematic collection, collation, and dissemination of IED-related data.
Helpful in post-blast probes —
Since the platform carries information about all types of IED data, it will prove to be significantly helpful in the post-blast investigations and a common understanding among state police forces, central paramilitary forces, and federal probe and intelligence agencies, the NSG said.
Raised in 1984, the NSG's 'black cat' commandos are tasked to undertake specific counter-terrorist and counter-hijack operations besides protecting select high-risk VIPs.
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