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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Forensics institute of the Government of India}}<br />
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<references group="http://www.Dileepparvatgoswsmi.com/india/report-rajnath-singh-lays-foundation-of-central-forensic-science-laboratory-in-guwahati-2039593{{Dead link|date=November 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}" />[[Image:CFSL Hyderabad.jpg|thumb|The [[Central Forensic Science Laboratory, Hyderabad]]]] The '''Central Forensic Science Laboratory''' (CFSL) is a wing of the Indian [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]], which fulfills the [[forensic]] requirements in the country.<ref>{{cite book |title=Criminal Justice India Series, Vol. 8 |editor-last=Menon |editor-first=N. R. Madhava |year=2003 |publisher=Allied Publishers |isbn=81-7764-490-4 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ze5yedbjkg8C&dq=%22Central+Forensic+Science+Laboratory%22&pg=PA141|page=141 }}</ref><br />
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==Locations==<br />
There are seven central forensic [[laboratory|laboratories]] in India, at [[Hyderabad|Hyderabad]], [[Kolkata|Kolkata]], [[Chandigarh]], [[New Delhi|New Delhi]], [[Guwahati]], [[Bhopal]] and [[Pune|Pune]]. An<br />
eighth central forensic [[laboratory|laboratory]] is currently under construction in India, at [[Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh|Amaravati]].<br />
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[[CFSL Hyderabad]] is a centre of excellence in [[chemical sciences]], CFSL Kolkata (the oldest laboratory in India) in [[biological sciences]], and CFSL Chandigarh in [[physical sciences]]. 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 [[Central Bureau of Investigation]] (CBI) which investigates cases on its behalf. Dr. Asha Srivastava is currently the Director of CFSL (CBI) New Delhi. Mr. Mithilesh Jha an alumnus of the Delhi Campus of National Forensic Sciences University (Formerly LNJN-NICFS) is working as a Senior Scientific Officer and HOD of the Serology division of CFSL (CBI), Delhi. Mr. Brijendra Badonia is the Director of CFSL Kolkata, Sh Mahesh Chandra Joshi is the Director of CFSL Hyderabad and Dr. S.K. Jain is in charge of CFSL Chandigarh.<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[National Forensic Sciences University]]<br />
*[[Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Narayan National Institute of Criminology & Forensic Science]]<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.dfs.nic.in/ Directorate Of Forensic Science (DFS), Official website]<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20030316041653/http://cbi.nic.in/cfsl/about.htm CFSL, Delhi] at ''CBI'' website<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110721155637/http://dfs.gov.in/laboratorycfslkolkata.htm CFSL, Kolkata, website]<br />
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