Government rejects ‘omnibus’ claims of enrolment of NEET-UG protestors’ biometrics on criminal database
The NCRB said allegations of violation of fundamental rights to privacy, free speech and expression must be based on factual foundation of the alleged infringement
The Home Ministry has rejected Rajya Sabha MP A.A. Rahim's claim that "thousands of protestors" had their biometric data enrolled in national criminal databases. An affidavit filed by the ministry through the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) stated that the blanket allegations of indefinite retention, storage, and sharing of biometric information lacked foundational facts.
The NCRB emphasized that allegations of violation of fundamental rights to privacy, free speech and expression needed a factual basis for the alleged infringement. The government contended that MP Rahim had not identified a single biometric record unlawfully collected at Jantar Mantar, transmitted to NCRB, or processed or retained in breach of any law.
The "omnibus" assertion that NEET-UG protestors' biometrics were captured and stored was not sufficient proof of such activity, the Home Ministry argued.
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