Gujarat: Aadhaar center employees quizzed in data breach case
Delhi Police have recorded statements of employees of an Aadhaar center, which is running from the Surat Collector's office in Gujarat, in connection to the alleged Aadhaar data breach case. A Delhi Police team visited Surat around two weeks ago. "They took copies of government documents related to private agencies which were hired by us for posting supervisors for Aadhaar centers," an official said.
Delhi Police didn't contact any official of Surat Collectorate: Dave
"During the visit, the Delhi Police personnel did not contact any senior official of the Surat Collectorate and left after taking statements of the staff working at the Aadhaar center," Deputy Mamlatdar (Planning) Mahendra Dave said.
Supervisors, operators hired through outsourcing, aren't govt employees: Dave
Dave claimed that he did not know whether the police took any private staffer of the Aadhaar center to Delhi for questioning. "Supervisors and operators are usually hired through outsourcing. They are not government employees. That might be the reason why the police collected those documents to find out the agency which had deployed its men," said the Revenue Department official.
Password to open 'Aadhaar registration kit' remains with senior official
Dave said the password to open the "Aadhaar registration kit" usually remains with a senior official. Surat's Resident Additional Collector SD Vasava said the Delhi Police didn't mention anything about the misuse of password or involvement of any staff member of the Collectorate.
Delhi Police registered FIR in Aadhaar data-breach case in January
In January this year, the Delhi Police had registered an FIR based on a UIDAI official's complaint in connection with a report published in Chandigarh-based 'The Tribune' newspaper on the breach of details of the over one billion Aadhaar cards. The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) manages the Aadhaar project under which individuals are allotted a 12-digit unique identification number.
