Nepalgunj, Oct 28: The
Nepalgunj-based Nepal Police Province Office Forensic Science Unit (Laboratory)
has so far performed 6,782 sample tests in 2,267 incidents since its
establishment.
The sample tests have been made
possible despite limited human resource and technology.
Among them, 1,552 samples of 502
incidents were tested in the fiscal year 2078/79; 2,440 samples of 799
incidents in the fiscal year 2079/80; 2,186 samples of 747 incidents in the
fiscal year 2080/81 and 604 samples of 219 incidents in the fiscal year
2081/82, the Nepal Police Forensic Science Unit, Nepalgunj.
Chief of Forensic Science Unit,
Nepalgunj Yamlal Basnet said the laboratory has been conducting pesticide tests
related to suspected food, beverages, vomiting, saliva, 'stomach wash' among
others related to criminal offences and drugs and alcoholism from blood since
November 2021.
Apart from this, pesticides and
other chemical tests from viscera samples and biological samples will also be
performed, he said, adding that all physical evidence related to other
unnatural deaths will be tested.
Police Inspector Basnet further
shared, "Some cases are yet to be resolved due to lack of adequate human
resources and technology".
He noted that the laboratory has also
made clear to the court through a statement when there was a dilemma in complex
cases.
The lab's work burden has increased
as they have to look after the cases Karnali and Sudurpaschim apart from
Lumbini, but the human resource crunch has marred its scope of work.
Chief Basnet said that it would be
easier to work if there is easy access to technology and adequate
training.
According to the laboratory, there
is a plan to expand branches of various disciplines of forensic science in the
future and will start testing of drug-related samples immediately.(RSS)