For sharpening the police investigation skills and getting exact results while probing Maoist incidents, a forensic workshop was held here on Tuesday.
“A police officer must have the knowledge of forensic science as any investigation can be completed very soon with the help of forensic science,” Chhattisgarh Director General of Police (DGP) DM Awasthi said while addressing the workshop.
According to the DGP, by collecting evidence through scientific method police can reach to the criminals very easily and in shorter span of time.
He directed the police officers to use scientific methods for collecting evidences in Naxal-related incidents and use forensic evidences while probing the crime.
Apart from the DGP, Director Gujarat Anti-Corruption Bureau Keshav Kumar also shared his expertise with police officials in the workshop.
In the workshop, Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP), DSP, and Inspector rank officers took part. They were informed about the practical nuances of forensic science.
Officials from insurgency-hit Bastar, Dantewada, Bijapur, Narayanpur, Kanker, Sukma, Kondagaon and others took part.