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UP Police Unveils 'Smart-Bacha': The Smartphone That Detects Citizenship by Touch

2 January 2026 - Kaushambi, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh

Record date
2 Jan 2026
Location
Kaushambi, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh
The odd part

A police officer's smartphone that has successfully replaced the entire NRC process by simply touching a suspect's back.

What happened

In a breakthrough for forensic science and bureaucratic efficiency, a Ghaziabad police officer was caught on video using his smartphone as a 'citizenship scanner.' By simply placing the device on a man's back, the officer claimed the machine identified him as an illegal immigrant, despite the man's frantic claims of being from Bihar. This revolutionary 'back-tap' technology is expected to save the government billions in document verification costs, provided the 5G signal remains loyal to the home ministry.

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