Delhi, Rajasthan storing arrestee biometrics

• Delhi and Rajasthan police have become the first in India to record, store, and analyze biometric data such as fingerprints and retina and iris scans.

• The Criminal Procedure Identification Act, passed in 2022, has been in effect in Delhi and Rajasthan for three years.

• The Act allows police and Central investigating agencies to collect, store, and analyze physical and biological samples, including fingerprints and retina and iris scans.

• The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) has finalised the Standard Operating Procedure for recording such data.

• The NCRB has held meetings with forensic laboratories to finalize DNA loci pointsers for DNA profiling under the Criminal Procedure (Identification) System.

• The data is being recorded for all accused persons, regardless of whether they have been arrested or not.