India, July 21 -- Seven major railway stations will soon be equipped with Artificial Intelligence (AI) based facial recognition systems aimed at curbing crime against women, the Union government informed the Supreme Court in an affidavit.

The ministry of Home affairs (MHA) was responding to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by the Supreme Court Women Lawyers' Association over the rise in crimes against women. The apex court will hear the petition on Monday.

According to the MHA affidavit, the stations chosen for the project include Mumbai CST and New Delhi, Times of India reported. The Centre also told the court that the National Database on Sexual Offenders (NDSO) has been updated and the number of sexual offenders recorded in t...