IN A first, the Director General (Legal and Technical) has asked the Forensic Science Laboratories (FSLs) across Maharashtra to keep a track of cases in which forensic evidence has been collected. This is to map the role of forensic evidence in securing convictions. “We have undertaken this exercise to study the contribution of forensic evidence in bagging convictions. Recently, the Mumbai Police had used forensic evidence in solving the murder of model Kritika Chaudhary. “Forensic evidence plays a crucial role.

Source: Indian Express August 12, 2017 20:37 UTC