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January 11, 2024
Harvest and Homicide – A case of DNA fingerprinting
Wondering how Forensics and Festival of Harvest known by different names in India can become a subject of matter for an interesting reading. Celebrating this harvest festival throughout the country, it may be interesting to recall one of the first cases solved with the aid of forensics and something akin to what we now call DNA fingerprinting.
January 1, 2024
Check your Cheques
Fraudulent documents come in many forms… Sale deeds, Identity cards, Wills, Paper money, and so on. A Cheque is one such commonly counterfeited document. In forensic science, such documents are called as a questioned document.
January 1, 2024
Tracing the Truth in Insurance Investigations
The act of misleading an insurance company to receive insurance benefits or payouts to which one is not entitled is referred to as Insurance Fraud. Insurance Fraud is a major issue for the insurance sector, as it results in significant financial losses and leads to higher rates for policyholders.
January 1, 2024
Case of Impersonation
A young man, a Sub-inspector (SI) aspirant, turned to his brother when the SI qualifying exam became a little too daunting. These examinations are usually are a part of the public services commission who conduct the preliminary qualifying exam that determines the cognitive and logical ability of a person for a particular public servant position.
January 1, 2024
The Best Forgery can easily be detected in a minute if a correct technique is used. How?
No two persons are identical in terms of their thumb fingerprints and DNA fingerprints as most of us know. Similarly, no two individual handwritings or signatures are alike to those who are proficient in forensic handwriting analysis.
January 1, 2024
DNA is Fireproof!
No one wants to be caught committing a crime! The crime can be something minor or something major. Culprits will try every possible way to escape blame, falsify their own identity and evade capture. In their need to safeguard themselves, neither their victims nor innocent bystanders will escape the malice of the perpetrators.
January 1, 2024
How fingerprints form and are discernible on glass?
For a forensic science company, fingerprint analysis is a key service area. However, getting fingerprints is an art an science by itself. Let us know a little more on the science behind how fingerprints are formed.
January 1, 2024
The case of the Garment Shop Fire
Accounts of an incident from the word of a witness and a victim is considered a key evidence for an investigation. But it is paramount to test the reliability of the said statement
January 1, 2024
Age of Ink
A very specialized area of forensics is the inspection and analysis of a questioned document through the determination of the ink used. Finding the age of the ink used is difficult but not impossible at least in some cases with adequate evidence for comparative analysis available to understand the backdrop.
January 1, 2024
A Case of Audio Forensics: Guilty Call Records
Lets learn how Audio Forensics comes to the rescue of victims of domestic violence. Crimes against women have troubled our society for ages. Nearly 30% of the women in India have been victims of domestic violence based on an NCRB report in the year 2021. Many more of the incidents are known to go unreported and without justice.
January 1, 2024
The Power of Statement Analysis – A Case of Forensic Linguistics
The legal profession has an unfamiliar companion in its pursuit of justice and truth; the language used in the communication itself. Even though it frequently goes unnoticed by the general public, an intriguing discipline leverages the power of words known as ‘Forensic Linguistics’ which combines the study of language and its application in police and forensic investigations.
December 14, 2023
An Untouched Enigma or Pixelated Puzzle:
In the intricate world of forensic image analysis, each photograph is a canvas that paints a narrative of events, sometimes bordering on the miraculous. In one such cases at Truth Labs where an image came for check of authenticity to prove a miraculous occurring, the experts embarked on a scientific journey, peeling back the layers of a photograph capturing the vanishing act of a priest during Hindu havan rituals.