Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB) has deployed C-SIGHT, an offline AI platform that investigates child sexual exploitation and abuse material (CSEAM). This news was first reported by The Times of India. Read the original article here.
“Not a single byte of sensitive investigation information is sent to external or regular AI tools,” Shikha Goel, TGCSB Director General, reportedly told Times of India. Their ‘fully offline, privacy-first AI processes CyberTipline reports in under 20 minutes with 98% accuracy,’ wrote reporter Sudhakar Udumula on X.
What C-SIGHT does:
- Automatically extracts data from CyberTipline PDF files and converts to structured datasets
- Analyses images and videos; estimates probable age of victims
- Identifies the nature of abuse; categorises material by content and risk indicators
- Flag cases involving children up to 5 years old for priority attention
- Uses role-based access controls for sensitive material
- Processing time per tipline: 20 minutes or less
- Accuracy claimed by TGCSB:
- 98% for identifying CSEAM content;
- 98% data completeness;
- 100% for identifying suspect information.
TGCSB’s Child Protection Unit (CPU), in partnership with Vatins Systems, developed the system. Established on February 18, 2025, alongside Indian Child Protection (New Delhi), the CPU leverages reports from NCMEC (National Center for Missing & Exploited Children), a centralised global reporting mechanism.
Platform breakdown by source (of reported material):
- Instagram: 84%
- Facebook: 10%
- Google: 1.7%
- WhatsApp: 1.6%
- Snapchat: 1.1%
CyberTipline processing statistics:
- 2023: 2,75,912 reports received; 21,817 processed; 11 FIRs; 5 arrests.
- 2024: ~28,000 reports processed.
- 2025: 1,20,563 tiplines processed; 866 FIRs from 925 specific tiplines; 421 arrests.
- 2026 (till May): 40,755 tiplines processed; 192 suspects arrested.
As per the TOI report, three girls, aged 13, 4, and 5, were rescued on separate dates between September 2024 and March 2025. Similarly, two repeat-offender clusters were identified: 52 individuals linked to 151 tiplines and 41 linked to 142 tiplines, resulting in 28 arrests in a statewide operation.
What is Vatins System? Telangana police is using their products in their investigative operations and intelligence analysis. “AI Without Internet, Cybersecurity From A Hacker’s Perspective,” reads their landing page.
In India, they primarily work with the Telangana and Andhra police, offering OSNIT (Open Source Intelligence) and AI tools for investigative and policing systems. However, they primarily operate in India and the US, as well as in Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Africa.
Their Products:
- RedPanda AI: “AI-driven Threat Intelligence and OSINT platform monitoring cyber threats across surface, deep, and dark-web ecosystems. Used by government and enterprise SOC teams.”
- IntraGPT: “A GPT-class assistant for investigations running entirely without internet, designed so that not a single byte of sensitive data leaves the network.”
- LAPIS (Legal Assistance & Policing Intelligence System): “AI-powered system plugs into CCTNS and turns it into an AI-assisted policing workflow.” CCTNS refers to the Crime and Criminals Tracking Network and Systems, India’s national police database.
- CSight: “On-premise image and video analytics platform, fine-tuned for offline CSAM detection, media intelligence, and investigative analytics.” (This is the product deployed by TGCSB as C-SIGHT)
- CSAM Analysis Platforms: “AI-assisted CSAM analysis and investigative assistance platforms purpose-built for child-protection units inside law-enforcement environments.”
Important Read: In October 2025, MediaNama reported on the TG police’s tender document seeking bids for four cyber investigation tools, which raised severe privacy concerns. Read more about it here.
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