Archive · 6 Jan 2026
DigiYatra Fails to Distinguish Identical Twins at Mumbai Airport
There's a new system at airports called DigiYatra that uses your face to let you in quickly.
But recently, it had a funny problem.
Two identical twins tried to enter the Mumbai Airport, but the system thought they were the same person and didn't let them in.
The twins made a video about it, and many people on the internet found it amusing.
The company that made the system said they would look into it.
Some people joked that the system needs to learn about identical twins, like in old Hindi movies where they put a black mole to tell them apart.
Others said the system did the right thing by asking for manual verification.
It's a reminder that even technology can make mistakes sometimes.
DigiYatra's facial recognition system mistakenly identified identical twins as one person at Mumbai Airport.
The twins, registered DigiYatra users, were denied access due to the system's error.
The incident was highlighted in an Instagram video by one of the twins, Prashant Menon.
DigiYatra responded to the video, offering to assist further.
The video gained significant attention on social media, with users finding it humorous and suggesting improvements.
- Who
- Identical twins and DigiYatra system
- What
- Facial recognition system failed to distinguish between identical twins
- When
- Recently (exact date not specified)
- Where
- Mumbai Airport
- Why
- The system is not designed to handle identical twins
- Technology Involved
- Facial Recognition
- Location
- Mumbai Airport
- Users Affected
- Identical Twins
- Social Media Views
- 62,100
- Social Media Comments
- 200