India, Oct. 1 -- The Delhi Fingerprint Bureau (FPB) holds data on more than 120,000 convicts, according to a report released Monday by the National Crime Records Bureau, which showed that crime scene visits by the bureau have seen a sharp increase between 2021 and 2023, along with a steady rise in fingerprinting work.

Operating under the Crime Branch, FPB is supported by more than nine mobile teams that can be dispatched across the city to crime scenes.

The bureau has been linked to the Automated Finger and Palm Print Identification System (AFPIS) since its implementation in 2010, making fingerprint analysis mandatory in criminal investigations. Delhi's FPB is also connected to the National Automated Fingerprinting Identification System...