The Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) is a wing of the

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, which fulfills the

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requirements in the country.

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There are seven central forensic

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in India, at

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Chandigarh Chandigarh () is a planned city in India. Chandigarh is bordered by the state of Punjab to the west and the south, and by the state of Haryana to the east. It constitutes the bulk of the Chandigarh Capital Region or Greater Chandigarh, which al ...

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Bhopal Bhopal (; ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and the administrative headquarters of both Bhopal district and Bhopal division. It is known as the ''City of Lakes'' due to its various natural and artificial lakes. It i ...

and

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CFSL Hyderabad The Central Forensic Science Laboratory, Hyderabad (CFSL, Hyderabad), established in 1964 is one of the Seven Central Forensic Science Laboratories in India. The other laboratories are at Chandigarh, Kolkata, Bhopal, Pune and Guwahati. Since 2 ...

is a centre of excellence in chemical sciences, CFSL Kolkata (the oldest laboratory in India) in

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and CFSL Chandigarh in

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. The CFSL New Delhi comes under the Central Bureau of Investigation, Delhi, whereas the other laboratories are under the control of the Directorate of Forensic Science Services (DFSS) of the Ministry of Home Affairs. The laboratory in New Delhi is under the control of the

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(CBI) and investigates cases on its behalf. Dr. Asha Srivastava is currently Director of CFSL (CBI) New Delhi. Mr. Brijendra Badonia is the Director of CFSL Kolkata, Sh Mahesh Chandra Joshi is Director of CFSL Hyderabad and Dr. S.K. Jain is in charge of CFSL Chandigarh.

References

External links

Directorate Of Forensic Science (DFS), Official website
at ''CBI'' website

Forensics organizations Research institutes in Kolkata Medical and health government agencies of India Research institutes in West Bengal Organizations with year of establishment missing {{India-gov-stub

The locations

See also

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