FIR against Tribune reporter in UIDAI matter

A day after it lodged a First Information Report (FIR) against a reporter of The Tribune after she exposed a racket to get unauthorised access into the Aadhaar database, Delhi Police said the case is "open ended" even as organisations, including the Editors guild, condemned the Unique Identification Authority of India's (UIDAI) move.

The guild said that the FIR against reporter Rachna Khaira is clearly meant to browbeat a journalist whose investigation on the matter was of great public interest.

Delhi Police PRO, DCP Madhur Verma said that the complaint given by the UIDAI has been converted into an FIR which is "open ended". "The complaint given by the UIDAI has mentioned the name of the reporter who was purportedly given access. Investigation has been initiated with the present focus on tracing and booking the person who has shared the password. Further investigation is on," he said.

Congress spokesperson Shobha Oza said that instead of attacking the 'Messenger', the Modi government and the UIDAI should investigate the 'Message'.

The UIDAI rued an impression is being created that the authority is targeting the media or whistleblowers, which is "not at all true".