districts List of UP Police Chiefs Technology Facial recognition system UP police uses a database of 500,000+ criminals with facial recognition technology in its "Trinetra" face identification system. Social media research center A social media command and research center has been established in Meerut. The center monitors trends in social media that can have an impact on law & order situation and advise concerned district and range police chiefs. Firearms Most of the weapons in service with the Uttar Pradesh Police are locally produced by the Indian ordnance factories controlled by the Ordnance Factories Board, the police also induct various weapons imported by the Ministry of Home Affairs as part of modernization plans. As per the 2017 audit by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India, Uttar Pradesh Police has a shortage of 45,047 handguns and an excess of 56,298 rifles. 48%, 58,853, of the 1.22 lakh (122,000) rifles available to the state police are of point-303 bore category, which was rendered obsolete by the Ministry of Home Affairs in 1995. Weapons of the UP Police also include: Baton Wooden standard issue weapons IOF.32 Service revolver currently being phased out as standard issue sidearm Pistol Auto 9mm 1A 9×19mm Parabellum Standard Issue sidearm as service weapons to inspectors and higher ranks as well as to selected constables Glock 17 9×19mm Parabellum Sten Submachine gun 9×19mm Parabellum mostly replaced by 9mm SAF Carbine 1A1 SAF Carbine 1A1 9×19mm Parabellum Heckler & Koch MP5 9×19mm Parabellum Short Magazine Lee–Enfield Mk III rifle .303 British Ishapore 2A1 Rifle 7.62×51mm NATO 1A Self Loading Rifle 7.62×51mm NATO AK 47 7.62×39mm M43 INSAS Rifle 5.56×45mm NATO OFB LMG 7.62×51mm NATO L4A1 variant Amogh carbine 5.56×30mm MINSAS Corruption and misconduct The Uttar Pradesh Police has an extensive history of police brutality, misconduct, and corruption, as well as discrimination on the basis of caste and religion. Corruption in hiring In 2007, 18,000 police officers were fired as they were hired despite being unqualified for the job. These new recruits were illiterates who bribed between ₹100,000 and ₹500,000 to cheat in the UP police entrance tests. Fake encounters In 2018 India Today carried out an investigative piece reporting incidents of UP police framing innocent people and killing them in staged encounters for money and promotions. A sub-inspector had allegedly offered to gun down an innocent civilian for around Rs 8 lakh. Between 2015–2018, 211 complaints of fake encounters