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Punjab Police is quick to adopt scientific
and modern methodology of crime investigation with changing times. The archaic manpower-oriented
investigation and management of order have been and are being replaced with latest
scientific aids and communication system. Maintenance of official record is being
computerised for quick retrievals and reduction of downtime.
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Computer & Wireless Wing
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Punjab Police is one of the pioneer police
forces in the country to introduce computerisation of police records. The Punjab
Police Computer Centre was set up in 1981. Initially, only Crime-Criminal and Finger
Print applications were developed, but now various more areas of police functioning
have been computerised. The various districts in Punjab are now connected to police
headquarters through modems. The Centre is also planning to use Very Small Aperture
Terminal (VSAT) technology for wide area networking. Keeping pace with the contemporary
advancements in the field of crime and crime prevention, the Punjab Police is well-equipped
to face the challenges of any kind. It has trained professionals to use modern tools
and techniques of maintaining law and order.
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Finger Print Bureau, Phillaur |
Finger Print Bureau, Phillaur (Punjab) was
established in September 1897. Since its inception this Finger Print Bureau has
been catering to the needs of investigating agencies of North-West India including
Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, J&K and UT Chandigarh. The Bureau functions
under the administrative control of Additional Director General of Police, Computerisation
and Wireless and is headed by an officer of the rank of Deputy Superintendent of
Police designated as Director.
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Forensic Science Laboratory
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Forensic Science Laboratory, Punjab was
established in the year 1980 and the effective crime case work examination started
in the year 1981. The laboratory is functioning at sector 9, Chandigarh. It comprises
eight divisions - (1) Ballistic (2) Biology (3) Chemistry (4) Documents (5) Photography
(6) Physics (7) Serology and (8) Toxicology. Besides main FSL, Punjab, it has mini
teaching FSL at Punjab Police Academy, Phillaur. FSL Punjab has established its
excellence in the field of explosives, as a result the services of the laboratory
have been utilised from time to time by Central as well as other State Police
Organisations.
Senior scientists of the laboratory have
been usefully contributing to the teaching and training program being conducted
at PPA, Phillaur, PRTC Jahan Khelan, Commando training centre at Bahadurgarh and
CID training school at Chandigarh. The scientists are also invited for delivering
expert lectures on specific topics in various central organisations like NICFS,
Delhi and NPA Hyderabad.
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Scientist at work on H.P.L.C. |
F.T.I.R. for chemical analysis
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Apart from scientific help rendered in crime
clues examination, the scientists have always been in the pursuit of knowledge and
have been contributing in carrying out research on various difficult forensic problems.
This has lead in achieving Ph.D. degree to many scientists and at present nine Ph.Ds.
in various science subjects are working in the laboratory to provide the best scientific
expertise in the field of forensic science for the state of Punjab as well as for
the country.
FSL, Punjab is examining approximately more
than 3,000 cases per year and a rare feat of zero pendency level has been achieved.
As the saying goes that justice delayed is justice denied, the scientists in FSL
Punjab put special efforts to complete the examination within 15 days of the receipt
of the case in the laboratory.
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E.S.D.A. and microscope for document
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Microscopes for sorting out fired cartridges |
During the militancy period of more than
a decade in Punjab, the laboratory has examined practically all the terrorist cases
pertaining to shoot outs, blasts, arson, kidnappings, hangings, threatening, etc.
The coordination between the police and the forensic scientists lead to the formation
of special wing in Punjab Police, which has provided a complete study of threat
perceptions from the acquisitions of terrorists in Punjab. The findings of this
wing have been collated to the senior police officers to combat terrorism and other
governmental authorities were made aware of the requirement of upgrading the facilities
of the Punjab Police to meet the challenges and to contain militancy.
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Special Wing
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Punjab State had faced terrorism during 1981 to 1993. During this period, the militants
in Punjab acquired higher fire power, disastrous explosives and most sophisticated
communication equipment and hi-tech tools to upgrade their sinister activities.
It became necessary to scientifically examine all the acquisition of militants,
evaluate threat perception, educate the fighting force from the dangers and suggest
the up gradation of fighting facilities to the force. In April 1990, the Director
General of Police, Punjab envisioned and setup a Special Wing under a Deputy Inspector
General of Police (DIG), supported by forensic scientists and other experts. This
Wing took up systematic assessment of operational skills of various militant groups
to ascertain the sophistication level achieved by them. Special Wing established
working alliance with universities, national laboratories and different research
facilities of DRDO all over the country. This overall study of terrorists' phenomenon
from sophistication angle led to a thorough assessment of threat levels posed by
militants, as well as, the deep involvement of an agency of neighboring country
in arming the Punjab militants with dangerous range of weaponry, explosives, ultra
modern communication system and hi-tech tools. This evaluation was collated and
disseminated to the right quarters of operational, monitoring as well as planning
levels in police and other wings of government involved in the fight against terrorism.
It was this detail enlightenment briefing of police and paramilitary forces regarding
the extent of threat faced by them, which lead to their logistic as well as operational
planning thrust at the right time and in the right direction. This constructive
role played by one of the D.I.Gs and a Forensic Scientist in management of controlling
terrorism is a unique, Nobel and unparalleled experiment in India which proved to
be immensely successful, not only in evaluation but stood up well in research and
development for logistic support also. Very senior police officers took keen interest
and extended guidance and provided facilities to the Special Wing to meet the requirement
of Punjab Police and developed and designed a number of gadgets which have been
found quite useful in combating terrorism. More importantly, cost effectiveness
and cost reduction were achieved in a big way. Special wing has carried out research
in the optical, electrical and electronic fields along with contributing on bullet
proofing materials viz a steel, glass, cavelar and poly carbonate. A few of the
items designed/developed are:
1. Simple and panel periscope
2. Protecting viewing window
3. Riot control shields
4. IR filter glass torch
5. IR filter head lights and parking lights
6. Parabola sound enlarger
7. Mechanical clock detector
8. Electronic timer detector
9. Poison detection kit
10. Home made bullet proof jackets
11. Bullet proof mobile morchas
12. Bullet proof and bomb resistant mobile morchas
13. Bullet proofing of vehicles
14. Explosion Scene Examination Kit
15. Ammunition Evaluation
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