Corporates to be trained in forensics

The Directorate of Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) is all geared up to train corporates in forensics. The initiative aims at spreading awareness about the importance of securing a crime scene. The FSL officials will also discuss cyber forensics.

The FSL plans to train 1,000 people in a month and will contact corporate houses for registered entries of employees for workshops either to be conducted in their offices or at the FSL office in Kalina. The need for this initiative comes after FSL officials found in majority cases that the crime scene had been compromised. This leads to difficulty in collecting evidence such as fingerprints and footprints.

"Basic training of forensics is important, as, in most cases, general public arrive at or discover crime scenes before police or FSL officials reach. Corporate employees will be taught primary ways of handling a crime scene until professionals reach for help," said an FSL official.

"We have noticed that in most criminal cases, be it theft or murder, the crime scene is compromised or tampered with. This affects collection of important pieces of evidence, which could help in nailing the suspect in the court of law," said the official.

Dr KV Kulkarni, Director, FSL, said, "We will be also sharing basic information on DNA tests, psychological tests, brain mapping, lie detector tests, biology and serology kits, cow meat test kits, and ballistic tests."

"We will be initiating the training process from this month and will approach the corporates to allow their employees to participate in the workshops," said Kulkarni.

WHY NECESSARY 

The need for this initiative comes after FSL officials found in majority cases that the crime scene had been compromised. This leads to difficulty in collecting evidence such as fingerprints and footprints.