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Thursday, Dec 09, 2004

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CJ for use of hi-tech methods to detect crime

By Our Staff Reporter

HYDERABAD, DEC. 8. The Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court, Devender Gupta, on Wednesday underlined the need for the police to make use of state-of-the-art technologies and advances in forensic science to meet the challenges posed by new-age criminals.

"The high-tech criminals are extensively using the fruits of modern science and it is imperative that police are a step ahead of them. Forensic science has now become a reliable and indispensable tool for solving many a mysterious crime," he observed.

Speaking at the 16th All India Forensic Science conference in which several forensic scientists from across the country and other parts of the world are participating, Mr. Justice Gupta advocated the use of science for checking the growing white-collar offences.

Important function

The Home Minister, K. Jana Reddy said, criminal investigation was the most important function of the police. "If this function is performed well, then it acts as a deterrent to those out to violate law," he said. He added that any criminal investigation carried out without use of forensic science was considered less than justice.

The APFSL Director, K.P.C. Gandhi, said international agencies like British and Italian embassies had sought forensic assistance from APFSL while the American embassy consulted it on anti-fraud measures. He said that APFSL, one of the leading and model laboratories in the country, drew a meagre 0.15 per cent of police budget, which was the lowest in India.

The conference was jointly organised by the Directorate of Forensic Sciences, Ministry of Home Affairs, New Delhi and APFSL.

The Chief Forensic Scientist of Directorate of Forensic Sciences, M.S. Rao, said that the main aim of the conference is to bring different Forensic experts working in different states and Central Forensic Science Laboratories to a common platform and discuss their research findings on actual Forensic problems. "Crime scene management and future strategies" is the theme of the two-day National conference.

Earlier, the Director-General of Police, S.R. Sukumara, welcomed the guests.

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