Action Against The Predatory Chinese Lending Apps
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs has asked all the states and union territories to take urgent actions against the Chinese Lending Apps.
Supreme Court: Two-Finger Test on Rape Survivors is Unscientific
The use of two-finger test on rape survivors is unscientific. it should be removed from the curriculum of government and private medical colleges.
‘Chintan Shivir’: Increased Use of Forensic Science to Improve Conviction Rate
A two day contemplation camp- ‘Chintan Shivir’, ended on 28 October, Thursday in Surajkund, Haryana.
Allegations of Sexual Assault & Gangrape on Ex- Andaman and Nicobar Chief Secretary
The ex-Andaman and Nicobar Islands chief secretary, Jitendra Narain, and Labour Commissioner RL Rishi has been alleged for sexual assault and gangrape.
UP Police is Set to Undergo Modernization
The Uttar Pradesh Police is all ready to undergo modernization. Their plan is to make the police personnel armed with body-worn cameras and full body protectors.
Tulsa Race Massacre: The Remains to be Exhumed For DNA to Identify Victims
Efforts are being made by the scientists of Tulsa to identify the victims of the Tulsa Race Massacre, 1921 by the exhumation process.
World’s First Forensic Genetic Genealogy (FGG) Laboratory For Human Identification
Othram is the world’s first purpose-built FGG laboratory for human identification applications.
Supreme Court: DNA Tests Can Violate the Privacy Right
The Supreme Court recently set aside the Telangana High Court order permitting DNA testing to determine the paternity of two children in a matrimonial dispute. It says such a direction would be invasive to the physical autonomy of a person and also violate the right to privacy.
Two Missing Indians flown to Kenya Murdered by Four Cops of Nairobi
Zulfiqar Ahmad Khan and his friend Mohamed Zaid Sami Kidwai, the two Indian nationals, along with their driver Nicodemus Mwania, suspected to be murdered by four cops of Nairobi, Kenya.
Scotland Firefighters and Forensic Investigators Using VR Tools For Training
The firefighters and forensic investigators are using virtual reality or VR tools for their training in investigating fire cases.
The DNA Report of ‘Gumnami Baba’ Will Not be Shared by Kolkata CFSL
Kolkata CFSL refused to share the electropherogram report, against an RTI filed by Sayak Sen on 24 September, 2022. The RTI requested for the electropherogram report of the DNA sample of Gumnami Baba, who some believe was Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose in the guise of a sadhu.
90th Interpol General Assembly Been Conducted at New Delhi
The International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) is conducting its 90th General Assembly at New Delhi, India. It began on 18 October 2022(Tuesday) and will be wound up on 21 October 2022(Friday).
Cheshire Police Introduced Semen Sniffing Dogs to Investigate Sexual Offences
Cheshire and North Wales Police Dog Unit has welcomed a police dog, named April, who can detect seminal fluid.
Forensic DNA Test for Beef in India
In India, cows are considered as a sacred animal as well as mother. Therefore slaughtering of cows is banned in many states of India. Still it is practiced in these states without any fear. Hence, DNA test is employed by the forensic laboratories to test the beef. Currently, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Delhi are some of the states that carry out forensic DNA tests to identify beef. The process involves extracting DNA from raw or cooked meat. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique is employed to rapidly replicate millions of copies of specific DNA. According to the data journalism portal India Spend, India reported 123 mob attacks between 2010 and 2018 on suspicion of possessing or transporting cow meat. A single test on a suspected beef sample at the National Research Centre on Meat can cost up to Rs 10,000, whereas Delhi’s Forensic Science Laboratory spends roughly 2 lakh rupees on a […]
