Union Home Minister Amit Shah during the 26th All India Fingerprint Conference 2026, at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Auditorium in New Delhi on June 19, 2026. Director of the National Crime Records Bureau Alok Ranjan and Director of the Intelligence Bureau of India Tapan Deka were also present.
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Police and investigating agencies across the country will soon be equipped with portable fingerprint scanners linked to a national database of 1.3 crore criminal suspects and convicts, letting them stop individuals anywhere, even on the streets, to collect thumb impressions and instantly check for any pending criminal records on their smartphones.Abhigyan, an app developed by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) to implement the procedure, was launched by Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday (June 19, 2026).
Union Home Minister Amit Shah launches the Abhigyan app during the 26th All India Fingerprint Conference 2026, at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Auditorium in New Delhi on June 19, 2026.
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