MHA Approves Forensic Institute In J&K

The Union Ministry of Home Affairs has approved a proposal of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Jammu, for a state-of-the-art Forensic Institute.

- Observer News Service

The proposal had been sent to establish an institute to consolidate evidence collection, increase conviction rates and help in better investigation and diagnosis in the health sector, officials said.

"A forensic institute is coming up in J&K. AIIMS has submitted a proposal (for setting up the institute in J&K) to the Ministry of Home Affairs. They have approved it," Executive Director & CEO, AIIMS Jammu, Prof Shakti Kumar Gupta told PTI.

Gupta said the CBI has also been involved in it. "There are only a few forensic institutes in the country. This institute will come up in the Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir," he said.