HC seeks Aadhaar records of Bangladeshis from UIDAI

The High Court of Karnataka has directed the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to furnish documents/records of 12 Bangladeshi nationals, arraigned as accused in a case being investigated by the National Investigation Agency (NIA).

The NIA had sought this information from the UIDAI in a case relating to cross-border human trafficking and forcing vulnerable women from Bangladesh into prostitution in Bengaluru and other cities.

The case was originally registered by the Ramamurthynagar police in June 2021 under various sections of the IPC, Foreigners Act, and Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act.