Introduce biometric registration for prisoners: High Court
The High Court has directed the home ministry to introduce a biometric system in prisons for identifying the real criminals.
A virtual bench of Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Md Mostafizur Rahman passed the verdict on the final hearing of the rule issued on a writ petition on Thursday.
Meanwhile, the court issued an arrest warrant against one Md Zahir Uddin instead of Modasser Ansari alias Mohaddes in Noakhali as invalid, reports Jaagonews.
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The High Court instructed to introduce a biometric system in prisons with three directions.
1. Recording fingerprints, palm prints and iris scans of the accused in police stations.
2. Capturing and integrating full-face mugshots of the accused following arrests.
3. Introducing biometric data storage system in all prisons of the country through fingerprint, palm print and iris scan preservation.
The hearing of a sabotage case filed with the Khilgaon police station ended on 5 September with Modasser Ansari replacing Zahir as the real criminal.
The order was issued today in continuation of this incident.
The Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) had submitted a report to the High Court stating that the real accused in the case was not Mohammad Zahir Uddin but Modasser.
Earlier, in response to a writ petition filed by Zahir, the PBI investigated the matter and submitted the report.
