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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | 'Open-ended' FIR filed in Aadhaar leak case

'Open-ended' FIR filed in Aadhaar leak case

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published Published on Jan 8, 2018   modified Modified on Jan 8, 2018
-The Times of India

NEW DELHI/ JALANDHAR: Delhi Police has registered an "open-ended" FIR in connection with the alleged leak of Aadhaar data for a fee.

The FIR has been lodged on the complaint of a senior UIDAI official under Sections 36 and 37 of the Aadhaar Act, apart from Indian Penal Code sections on cheating, forgery and impersonation, and Section 66 of the Information Technology Act.

On January 3, a report in The Tribune newspaper had claimed that an agent running the racket created a gateway and provided a user ID and password through which the reporter could enter any Aadhaar number and get its details for just Rs 500.

The police denied they were targeting the newspaper or reporter. "We have not named anyone as an accused yet," a police spokesperson said. The first page of the FIR, accessed by TOI, says "unknown" under the column 'accused'.

In a statement issued on Sunday, Delhi Police said, "On 5.1.18, UIDAI lodged a complaint in the cyber cell that an input had been received through the newspaper Tribune regarding violation of the Grievance Redressal System of UIDAI. Accordingly, the complaint given by UIDAI has been converted into an FIR which is "open ended"... The complaint given by UIDAI has only mentioned the name of the reporter who was purportedly given access. Investigation has been initiated with the present focus on tracing and booking the person who has shared the password."

Tribune editor-in-chief Harish Khare said on Sunday night, "We regret very much that the authorities have misconceived an honest journalistic enterprise and have proceeded to institute criminal proceedings against the whistleblower. We shall explore all legal options open to us to defend our freedom to undertake serious investigative journalism," he added.

In a statement, UIDAI said it was "duty bound to disclose all details of the case and name everyone who is an active participant in the chain of the events leading to commission of the crime... so that police can conduct proper investigation and bring the real culprit to justice".

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The Times of India, 8 January, 2018, https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/open-ended-fir-filed-in-aadhaar-leak-case/articleshow/62407640.cms


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