The Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) is a wing of the Indian Ministry of Home Affairs, which fulfills the forensic requirements in the country. It houses the only DNA repository in South and Southeast Asia.
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The locations
There are seven central forensic laboratories in India, at Hyderabad, Kolkata, Chandigarh, New Delhi, Guwahati, Bhopal and Pune.
CFSL Hyderabad is a centre of excellence in chemical sciences, CFSL Kolkata (the oldest laboratory in India) in biological sciences and CFSL Chandigarh in physical sciences. The CFSL New Delhi comes under the Central Bureau of Investigation, Delhi, whereas the other laboratories are under the control of the Directorate of Forensic Science Services (DFSS) of the Ministry of Home Affairs. The laboratory in New Delhi is under the control of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and investigates cases on its behalf. Dr. Rajinder Singh is currently Director of CFSL (CBI) New Delhi. Shri A.K. Ganjoo is the Chief Forensic Scientist, DFSS, New Delhi, Sh. P. Ghosh is Director of CFSL Kolkata, Dr. R.K. Sarin is Director of CFSL Hyderabad and Dr. S.K. Jain is in charge of CFSL Chandigarh. The most important point is it is used for finding forged documents and finger prints also in this lab.
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See also
- Gujarat Forensic Sciences University
References
External links
- Directorate Of Forensic Science (DFS), Official website
- CFSL, Delhi at CBI website
- CFSL, Kolkata, website
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