UIDAI told the Madras High Court that matching a deceased person’s fingerprints with the Aadhaar database is not technically possible. It said the system does not support fingerprint comparison for identifying unknown bodies.
A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court regarding the rape and murder of a female trainee doctor in Kolkata, seeking to protect the victim’s identity from being shared on social media. Complainants argue that the dissemination of her photo and family details is damaging their reputation. The case is scheduled to be heard on August 20.
