To help collection of scientific evidences after the occurrence of heinous crimes like murder, rape, dacoity and the like, State Director General of Police (DGP) BS Sidhu flagged off three mobile forensic investigation vans here at Police Headquarter on Thursday. These forensic investigation vans have been equipped with state of the art forensic equipments and it will be operated in Dehradun, Udham Singh Nagar and Almora. Four or five forensic scientists will be deputed on this van to collect the scientific evidences, he added.
DGP Sidhu said that three mobile forensic investigation vans were launched in the first phase of modernisation programme of forensic science laboratory in order that they might collect the scientific evidences of heinous crimes in the state.
One forensic investigation van will be operated in Dehradun and it will be deployed in other districts of Garhwal division, including Tehri Garhwal, Pauri Garhwal, Uttarkashi, Rudraprayag and Chamoli, to collect scientific evidences after murder, dacoity, rape and others are reported, he added.
He further said that the second Forensic Investigation Van will be stationed at Regional Forensic Science laboratory, Udham Singh Nagar while the third Forensic Investigation Van will be stationed in Almora district. These two vans will be deployed on the spot in Udham Singh Nagar, Naintial, Almora, Pithoragarh, Champawat, Bageshwar for collecting scientific evidences after crimes are reported.
All these forensic vans are equipped with modern equipments like stereo zoom microscope, metal detection kit, narcotic drug identification kit, explosive kit, laptop, stationary, search light, narcotic detection kit, crime scene protection material, explosive detection kit, crime scene sketch kit, search and seizure kit, water tank, evidence packing and collection, DNA sample kit, crime kit box, blood detection kit and others. Four or five forensic scientists will be deputed on this van to collect the scientific evidences, it is learnt.
The scientific evidences like finger print, blood sample, hire, fiber, DNA samples and others which will be collected by the teams will help the department in solving the heinous crimes without delay in the state. The vans will also be deployed at the spots if police seize hashish, drugs, heroin and other narcotics.
DIG PHQ, GS Martolia said that the total expenditure of three forensic investigation vans was around Rs 53 lakh, released by the Centre and the state government under the modernisation programme for the year 2013-14. In the second and third phase, the department will strengthen its forensic science laboratory by recruiting scientists and constructing its buildings at Sirnagar and Pauri.