Context :
Centralisation
of forensic data can help solve crimes better [ HT / 11 April 2022 ]
{ Article by Shri
Karnal Singh – a former Chief of the Enforcement Directorate / The views expressed are personal
}
Extract :
ONE :
# The fingerprint bureaus are stand-alone databases and are not
connected to each other
# If a man has a criminal record in State A but has committed a crime in state
B for the first time, his
previous record there
# This highlights the need for a CENTRALIZED DATABASE , connecting all
the bureaus currently
# Information centralization and exchange will also improve the time
taken to
solve cases and
same people
TWO :
# This Act covered only fingerprints. Criminals also leave traces in the form
of physical and biological
# There was a need to include these recognizable traces, including unique
identification like retina scans
# The Criminal Procedure ( Identification ) Bill 2022, which was passed by
Parliament last week, addresses
tools to investigating officers through better forensic support
# This Act permits collecting identifiable physical and biological samples (
including retina iris scans ),
storing them in NATIONAL DATA BANKS
# The National Crime Records Bureu ( NCRB ) will be the NODAL AGENCY
responsible for recording and
from ANYWHERE IN THE COUNTRY, making it impossible for criminals to
take advantage of INADEQUATE and FRACTURED DATA BANKS
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MY
TAKE :
E -
Governance ?......................................... [ 03 April 2014 ]
Extract :
Can e-Governance help eliminate
corruption ?
Most certainly
Look at the following , partial list
of Central and State Agencies set up to fight fraud , money-laundering ,
corruption , tax-evasion , economic crimes etc :
> Public Accounts Committee ( PAC )
> Central Vigilance
Commission ( CVC )
> Central Information
Commission ( CIC )
> Information
Bureau
( IB )
> Central Bureau of
Investigation ( CBI )
> Department of Revenue Intelligence ( DIR )
> Comptroller and Auditor General ( CAG )
> Anti Corruption Bureaus (
States ).... ( ACB )
> Enforcement Directorate ( ED )
> Lok Ayukts ( States )
> Lok
Pal ( Central
)
Despite such an army of Agencies ,
how do corrupt manage to get away ?
Or , in case caught , manage to delay delivery of punishment for years ?
But , I believe , the most important
reason is :
Lack of a
COMMON / COMPUTERIZED database of all offences / cases / persons
being investigated
And , which is readily " Accessible " to
all of these Agencies , all over the country (
24 * 365 )
Already , every Agency compiles huge
dossiers on " Suspects " in its own " Departmental Database
" , which is never shared with other Agencies , leading to ,
> Huge amount of duplication of efforts / information
> Fractured /
scattered profiles of " Suspects "
> Enormous waste of time / resources
WHAT
WILL HELP ?
> Dismantling of individual departmental databases
> All Agencies to enter their findings / data / info into this COMMON
database , with nothing preserved on local computers
> All data-entry FORMS to be ONLINE . No paper forms at all
> All local computers connected to ultra-secure Network ( Encrypted )
> " Access Rights "
to individuals , based on Biometric Identification
Will BJP want to make this , a prominent promise in their Poll-Manifesto , likely to
be released on 7th
April ? ( Congress / AAP missed this boat ! )
It is high time political parties stop talking of motherhood in vague terms and
start telling the voters ,
" If you vote us to power , this is precisely what we will do , to bring about E-GOVERNANCE - and do it within 6 months of assuming power "
With regards,
Hemen Parekh
/ hcp@RecruitGuru.com / 13 April 2022
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