The State cabinet today approved the amendment of the Meghalaya Forensic Science Laboratory Rules, 2021.
According to cabinet minister Paul Lyngdoh, the amendment involves creation of a mobile forensic crime scene unit and creation of more posts in these mobile forensic crime scene units in which officers will be equipped with vehicles.
“We also agreed to the proposal to have scientific officers, senior scientific assistance, scientific assistance and laboratory assistance across all districts. This was necessitated in view of the fact that crime scene detection was not a component of the service rules until the cabinet took up this matter today,” Lyngdoh said.
Home (Police) Secretary Cyril Diengdoh, said that as per the new criminal code, the BNSS of 2023, which came into force from July 1, this year, there is a requirement under 176 (3) of the BNSS that for certain heinous crimes, mobile forensic investigators are required to collect evidence.
