{"id":30170,"date":"2026-08-01T22:09:18","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T16:39:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/petrolnews.in\/live\/ujjain-police-digital-database-hotels-vendors-near-mahakal-temple\/"},"modified":"2026-08-01T22:09:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T16:39:18","slug":"ujjain-police-digital-database-hotels-vendors-near-mahakal-temple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/petrolnews.in\/live\/ujjain-police-digital-database-hotels-vendors-near-mahakal-temple\/","title":{"rendered":"Ujjain Police Digital Database: Hotels &#038; Vendors Near Mahakal Temple"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"\">\n<div class=\"f3e032cb\"><picture class=\"c62bd949\" style=\"visibility:visible\"><source media=\"(max-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/360x0\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/08\/01\/dbgifmagic_1785587056.gif\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/webp\/thumb\/512x0\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/08\/01\/dbgifmagic_1785587056.gif\"\/><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/images.bhaskarassets.com\/web2images\/1884\/2026\/08\/01\/dbgifmagic_1785587056.gif\" alt=\"\" loading=\"eager\" class=\"f97587ba\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">Ujjain police have launched a special drive to make the area around the world-famous Shri Mahakaleshwar Temple safer and ensure the security of devotees. As part of the campaign, police are preparing a digital database of people associated with hotels, lodges, guesthouses, flower and prasad stalls, tilak vendors and other establishments operating around the temple.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:0\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">The initiative aims to identify people with criminal backgrounds and prevent suspicious or criminal activities in the Mahakal temple area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\"><strong>Aadhaar, mobile numbers and other details being verified<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">Mahakal police station in-charge Gagan Badal said the information is being collected through the Police i-App on the directions of the Superintendent of Police.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:0\"\/><span style=\"font-size:0\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">Police teams are verifying the Aadhaar cards, mobile numbers, photographs, names, addresses and other required documents of the concerned individuals before entering the details digitally.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">So far, data of around 300 to 350 people has been verified and uploaded to the app. The exercise has been underway continuously for nearly a month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\"><strong>Criminal records to be checked after verification<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">Police officials said the objective is not merely to create a database but also to ensure that no person with a criminal background remains active in the Mahakal area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">After verification, the criminal records of the individuals will also be checked. If a person is found to have serious criminal cases registered against them or their activities are found to be suspicious, police will take action as per the law.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">If required, the police may also initiate proceedings to remove such individuals from the Mahakal temple area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\"><strong>Digital database to help in quick action<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">Police officials said the main objective of the campaign is to provide devotees with a safe and respectful environment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"word-break:break-word;text-align:left;white-space:pre-line\">The digital database will also help police quickly identify individuals in case of complaints related to cheating, misbehaviour or disputes, enabling prompt action against those involved.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:0\"\/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ujjain police have launched a special drive to make the area around the world-famous Shri Mahakaleshwar Temple safer and ensure the security of devotees. 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