UIDAI Says Aadhaar Fingerprints Cannot Identify Dead Bodies

Imagine someone found a body, and the police wanted to know who it was using fingerprints.

They thought they could check those fingerprints against the Aadhaar database.

But the UIDAI, which runs Aadhaar, said this is not possible.

They explained that the law protects personal information in Aadhaar.

Also, the technology used for Aadhaar isn't designed to match fingerprints from crime scenes.

They said it's like trying to find a specific person using only their fingerprint from a big crowd.

The UIDAI cannot share the dead person's information and is not set up for this kind of forensic work.