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Police found that WhatsApp chats, Instagram conversations, photographs and other data had allegedly been deleted from the accused's mobile phones.Call detail records reportedly showed that Siya and Chetan had exchanged more than 2,000 phone calls over several months.
CCTV networks, digital forensics, call data analysis, cyber investigation, crime scene reconstruction and forensic science are becoming central to criminal investigations across the country. The Pune Rural Police investigation demonstrates how prompt intervention, careful preservation of evidence and technology-led policing can rapidly unravel even the most carefully planned crimes. The investigation has already emerged as a notable example of the growing professionalism, technological capability and scientific approach being adopted by police forces across India.