(AP Photo) The UIDAI’s media unit did not respond to calls and texts from The Sunday Express. (AP Photo)A deputy director of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has registered an FIR against The Tribune newspaper and its reporter Rachna Khaira following her report on how anonymous sellers over WhatsApp were allegedly providing access to Aadhaar numbers for a fee. The FIR also names Anil Kumar, Sunil Kumar and Raj, all of whom were mentioned in The Tribune report as people Khaira contacted in the course of her reporting. Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime Branch) Alok Kumar confirmed that an FIR had been registered and an investigation launched. After the report appeared, the UIDAI had in a statement said that there “has not been any Aadhaar data breach”.

Source: Indian Express January 06, 2018 22:59 UTC