Lucknow Hosts First DNA Fingerprinting Meet of North India

The third International Conference on DNA Fingerprinting kicked off at the Geological Survey of India, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011. The event is first of its kind in north India. This year's event is being organized by Forensic Science Laboratory in collaboration with BioAxis DNA Research Centre Pvt Ltd.

The goal of the conference is to provide attorneys, doctors and law enforcement agencies, an understanding of the DNA fingerprinting technology, the challenges associated with it and the instances where it can be used. DNA testing can play very important role in violent crimes, conventional crimes, white collar crimes, crime against women and children etc.

More than 250 nominated officers and scholars were present to witness this historical and first of its kind event in North India.

Important cases where DNA Technology was used in India included Rajiv Gandhi murder case, Tandoor murder case, Beant Singh case, Godhara case, Aarushi murder case, Mangalore air crash, Kalka Mail accident etc.