236 DNA profiling cases related to sexual assault pending in central forensic labs, Rajya Sabha told
The Central Forensic Science Laboratories in Delhi and Bhopal did not have any pendency till February 28.
Parliamentarians in the Rajya Sabha during Budget Session of Parliament, in New Delhi. (PTI/File) The Ministry of Home Affairs informed the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday that 236 DNA profiling cases related to sexual assault against women were pending for examination in the Central Forensic Science Laboratories (CFSLs).
Nityanand Rai, Union minister of state for home affairs, informed the Rajya Sabha that 101 cases were pending in the Assam CFSL, 79 cases in the Chandigarh, 44 in Kolkata, 11 in Pune, and 1 in Hyderabad till February 28. The CFSLs in Delhi and Bhopal did not have any pendency.
“A state-of-the-art DNA analysis and research and development facility has been set up at CFSL, Chandigarh, which is fully equipped with the latest forensic DNA tools and equipment. This centre has state-of- the-art independent units for solving cases related to sexual assault and homicide, paternity/maternity, human identification and mitochondrial DNA. Every effort is made in the CFSLs to examine the cases on priority,” he said.
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