Union Home Minister Amit Shah will visit Uttar Pradesh and lay the foundation stones of UP Institute of Forensic Sciences (UPIFS) in Lucknow and Vindhya Corridor at Mirzapur on Sunday.
As per the official programme, Shah will be flying into Lucknow airport by a special aircraft at 11:45 am on Sunday and from there he will take a government helicopter ride to Pipersand to lay the foundation stone of UPIFS and also address a function after laying the foundation stone of the institute.
Unconfirmed reports said that Shah might go to Sanjay Gandhi Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS) to enquire about the health of former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, Kalyan Singh, but it was not officially confirmed.
The UP Institute of Forensic Sciences is being viewed as an upcoming centre of excellence in the field of scientific crime investigation with modern facilities and technology. This institute will set the best standards of study, education, research and training and it would act as a resource centre in forensic science, behavioural science, civil and crime law by becoming a pool of trained manpower.
Once augmented, the UP Institute of Forensic Sciences will not only cooperate in investigation of complex crimes but also provide better opportunities for education and employment to the youth of the state. Scheduled to be headed by a senior police officer, students of science and information technology (IT) stream will be able to pursue courses in various subjects at the institute.
Besides, a centre for excellence for DNA will be set up on the institute’s campus in collaboration with National Forensic Science University (NFSU), Gandhinagar (Gujarat), on five acre land.
Later, around Sunday noon, the Union home minister will take a helicopter from Pipersand helipad to Mirzapur and visit Maa Vindhyavasini temple to offer prayers. Later during the day, Shah is scheduled to lay the foundation stone of Vindhya Corridor and also address a public meeting in Government Inter College Grounds of Mirzapur. Around 4:40 pm, the Union home minister will fly for Varanasi airport and take his return flight to Delhi from there at 5:10 pm