Indian police to share fingerprint data, more biometrics introduced in prisons

Indian law enforcement agencies will be able to access and share biometric fingerprint data with the country’s National Automated Fingerprint Identification System (NAFIS).

Among the agencies that will receive NAFIS access are the Central Bureau of Investigation, National Investigation Agency and Narcotics Control Bureau, the Hindustan Times reports.

The web-based application is a central repository of criminal fingerprint data generated across India. Since the official launch of the platform last year in August, NAFIS work stations have been installed …

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