Investigation into technology-aided crimes is all set to get a boost with the Villupuram district police getting its own mobile forensic science lab. The unit will be deployed at the scene of crime to facilitate the process of collection and examination of evidence and empowers the staff to speed up investigation.
Deputy Inspector General of Police (Villupuram Range) M. Pandian on Monday flagged off the mobile forensic unit at the District Police Office here in the presence of Superintendent of Police N. Shreenatha.
The State government has allocated one unit each to Chennai, Tiruchi, Salem, Tirunelveli, and Tiruppur police commissionerates and in the forensic science units of Vellore, Dharmapuri, Coimbatore, the Nilgiris, Madurai, Villupuram, Ramanthapuram and Thanjavur districts.