State Director General of Police MA Ganapathy released forensic science laboratory quarterly magazine at Police Communication and PAC headquarters, Rajpur Road, in Dehradun on Friday. He also released the first edition of the police communication magazine at the same programme. Before the programme started, the DGP inspected Police Communication and PAC headquarters. later, he met the commandants of all the five battalions and gazetted officers of police communication department.
The state’s first women pipe band raised from 31 battalion of PAC based in Rudrapur performed for the first time on the occasion. DGP Ganapathy appreciated the performance of the band and awarded the team with a cash prize of Rs 5001. later, DGP distributed forensic science related DNA sampling kits to the forensic units based in Dehradun, Pauri, Udham Singh Nagar and Almora.
IG (PAC) Amit Sinha said that issues related to PAC jawans were discussed by DGP Ganapathy during the meeting at headquarters and he assured to take measures to redress their grievances.
He further said that Forensic science laboratory playing a signification role in cracking heinous crimes and also in the criminal judicial system, such facilities would ensure that the criminals are given maximum punishment through the court.
“Forensic science related DNA sampling kits will be distributed to the police stations after the staffers are properly trained. Around 70 police personnel have already been given training for using DNA sampling kits which would help them collect evidences from the incident sites,” he said.
He further said that the department has planned to distribute such kits to all the police stations. “And if required, such collected samples will be sent to forensic science laboratory for testing. Some selected policemen from each police station will be given training and later provided DNA sampling kits,” he added.
Among those present on the occasion were ADGP (administration) Ashok Kumar, ADGP (law and order) Ram Singh Meena, SSPs Rajeev Swaroop, Riddhim Aggarwal and Arun Mohan Joshi.