• Forensic evidence is any evidence which can make investigators identify the criminal easily.
• Some major categories of forensic evidence are
  • DNA,
  • Fingerprints, and
  • Bloodstain pattern analysis.
• It is helpful in helping solve the most violent and brutal of cases, as well as completely non-violent issues related to crimes such as fraud and hacking.

Latest News

• 31 August 2022: Delhi Police has become the first police force in the country to make the collection of forensic evidence mandatory in crimes punishable by more than six years.
  • Key Highlights

• A forensic mobile van: will be allotted to each district to provide scientific and forensic assistance whenever any need arises.
  • These forensic mobile vans shall not be under the administrative control of the police but shall be an independent entity responsible to the court of law.
• The order was issued hours after Union Home Minister Amit Shah visited the Police Headquarters in Delhi.
• Since Delhi is a Union Territory, its police force is under the administrative control of the Ministry of Home Affairs.

Source

1. The Hindu