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Underlining the expanding relation of technological probe successful transgression cases, Bihar Director General of Police (DGP) Vinay Kumar connected Tuesday (April 7, 2026) said that the State presently has 4 functional determination Forensic Science Laboratories (FSLs). At the aforesaid time, 9 much specified FSLs volition beryllium made afloat functional successful the adjacent 1 to two-year clip frame.
“At present, 4 FSL are functional successful the State. They are located astatine Patna, Muzaffarpur, Bhagalpur and Rajgir [Bihar Police Academy]. The buildings of 9 different determination FSL are ready. Besides, appointments of 102 Assistant Directors and Senior Scientific Assistants person besides been completed. We are assured 9 much specified FSLs volition beryllium made afloat functional successful the adjacent 1 to two-year clip frame,” Mr. Kumar said.
DGP Kumar was speaking astatine a two-day “Satellite Conference connected Biological Sciences” organised by State Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL), CID, Patna successful collaboration with Directorate of Forensic Science Services (DFSS), Union Ministry of Home Affairs, New Delhi.
The league was being held astatine Police Headquarters Sardar Patel Bhawan successful the State capital, wherever nationalist and planetary domain experts, scientists from each the State FSLs, Central FSL and different experts person gathered to enactment successful the workshop.
S.K. Jain, Director-cum-Chief Forensic Scientist, Directorate of Forensic Science Services (DFSS), New Delhi, G.K. Goswami, Director, Uttar Pradesh Institute of Forensic Science, Parasnath, Additional Director General of Police, CID and Hinjay Kumar, Director, Forensic Science Laboratory, Patna, were present.
The relation of technological probe has accrued importantly pursuing the transition of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) which mandates for offences punishable by 7 years oregon much imprisonment, the officer-in-charge indispensable guarantee a forensic adept sojourn the transgression country to cod evidence, Mr. Kumar said portion asserting that the State has witnessed improvement of forensic infrastructure connected a ample standard successful the State particularly successful past 2 decades.
“We could facilitate the FSL services successful hardly 700-800 cases successful 2012-13, but present we are giving FSL services successful 18,000 cases. There has been monolithic improvement of forensic infrastructure successful the state,” helium said and added that the Cyber Forensic Laboratory (CFL) volition beryllium acceptable up successful the state.
Stating that the pendency of DNA investigating has been expanding successful the State, Mr. Kumar said that it has been made mandatory to transportation retired DNA investigating successful Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) cases, and determination is lone 1 DNA laboratory centre successful the State, which is not capable to cater to the requirements.
“I would impulse the DFSS to widen its enactment to the State constabulary successful mounting up 3 to 4 DNA laboratories successful the State. The DFSS could supply fiscal enactment either from Nirbhaya money oregon it’s immoderate different fund,” Mr. Kumar said.
A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed for establishing the field of National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU), the DGP said and added that the process of tract enactment is presently underway.
Besides, an MOU has besides been signed with NFSU for mounting up 1 each CFL astatine Patna and Rajgir.
At the outset of his address, Mr. Kumar dwelt astatine magnitude connected the past of however forensic subject developed successful Bihar, which played a starring relation successful the field. He talked astir however forensic subject has developed close from anthropometry days to establishing the world’s archetypal fingerprint bureau successful Kolkata successful 1897 and past FSL astatine Patna.
The State’s FSL was acceptable up successful 1963 astatine a sprawling field of 7.5 acres connected which constabulary headquarters, Sardar Patel Bhawan, has been built now, helium said.
Directorate of Forensic Science Services (DFSS), New Delhi, Director-cum-Chief Forensic Scientist S.K. Jain said that determination are 7 Central FSLs successful the country, and 8 caller CFSLs volition beryllium acceptable up successful the state precise soon.
