ZIPNet (Zonal Integrated Police Network) was introduced in the year 2004 under the guidance and supervision of Shri. Sudhir Yadav, IPS, Additional Commissioner of Police, Crime, Delhi, INDIA. The main objective of the Project is to share Crime and Criminal Information in real-time. Project is approved by the MHA, INDIA. The information published on it, relates to Public Interest. Prior to ZIPNET, the information use to circulate through offline modes like Papers, TPM, Wireless Communication. It provides Search Engines to match information from Central repository in Online environment. Initially, it was brought forward with the collaborative efforts of Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan Police. Subsequently, in the year 2008, Punjab and Chandigarh Police also joined it. Uttrakhand Police has also joined it in the month of October, 2008. Himachal Pradesh Police joined the project on 25.1.2012. It contains following modules for public/police domain :