UIDAI files case for alleged misuse of Aadhaar data

UIDAI has asked police to investigate, it was not fully convinced about nature of the incident

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The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has registered a criminal case against unknown persons after it found that biometric details of individuals were illegally stored and used for carrying out unauthorised transactions.

Under the UIDAI Act, storing of biometrics and using these for any purpose other than for authentication or verification by the registered agencies is a criminal offence punishable by a jail term of at least three years.

Though the UIDAI has asked the police to investigate, it was not