How a Manipuri woman's midnight call led to B'luru Police's AI translator?

A midnight emergency call from a woman speaking Manipuri exposed a language barrier for Bengaluru Police, leading to the development of VANKI, an AI-powered translation system. The technology enables emergency call operators to understand callers in their native languages without human translators. VANKI has now been integrated into the city's Namma 112 emergency response system.