# Naga man’s eyes forced open as KYC scan fails 2026-08-13T17:55:42+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Nagaland minister Temjen Imna Along shared a video on X showing a Naga man's eyes being forced open during a failed iris scan for KYC. The clip, captioned 'Struggle is real', shows a person repeatedly trying to scan the man's eyes on a biometric app while others hold his eyelids open. The BJP MLA used humour to highlight how biometric systems built around standardised facial parameters often fail people with Mongoloid features common in India's northeast. Social media users called for alternative verification methods, with some pointing out that countries like China and Japan may have already solved this issue. Along has previously joked about the stereotype of 'small eyes' to draw attention to the same problem. ## Coverage - indiatoday.in - timesnownews.com Tags: biometrics, inclusive design, KYC, Northeast India, tech bias, Temjen Imna Along Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/nagaland-ministers-kyc-eye-scan-video-shows-tech-bias/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/nagaland-ministers-kyc-eye-scan-video-shows-tech-bias/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.