The DNA Profiling Bill looks to legalize the collection and analysis of DNA samples for forensic purposes and the creation of a national database in India. The Bill was developed further by... Read more
Delhi Police is drawing up a plan to conduct DNA tests on people begging on the streets with children, to find out it these kids were their own or had been abducted and trafficked, sources s... Read more
Delhi Police is drawing up a plan to conduct DNA tests on people begging on the streets with children, to find out it these kids were their own or had been abducted and trafficked, sources s... Read more
India’s top court on Wednesday said DNA tests on a child can be ordered to prove the infidelity of its mother, which rights groups say will set a dangerous precedent in the country. Ac... Read more
Privacy issue is one of the concerns that has stalled the ambitious DNA Profiling Bill of the Union government. The Centre on Monday has informed the Supreme Court of a few hurdles which is... Read more
The Indian government has informed the Supreme Court that it intends to create a database of DNA profiles that would be used to identify unclaimed bodies and help find missing persons, repor... Read more
The casualties in the Noida double murder case don’t just include fourteen year old Aarushi Talwar and 45 year old Hemraj Banjade. The science of forensics and the protocol of police investi... Read more
The government’s failure to set up new forensic labs and insufficient trained manpower is causing significant delay in criminal investigations. Today, the country has only 25 forensic labs w... Read more
Irked over non-availability of competent forensic experts for conducting DNA examination, a Delhi court has directed a forensic science laboratory (FSL) here to hold the test again on an acc... Read more
She was just 20 when she accompanied her employer to Mamallapuram, where he allegedly drugged and raped her. It’s been two years since the incident, but Nisha (name changed) hasn... Read more