Two-day workshop on Finger Print Science begins at Forensic Directorate, Junga

A two-day workshop on fingerprint science and NAFIS began on Monday at the Forensic Directorate, Junga. It was inaugurated by Dr. Meenakshi Mahajan, Director of Forensic Services. Fourteen police fingerprint enrollment users from various districts of Himachal Pradesh and three forensic experts from the State Forensic Science Laboratory are participating in the workshop. Inspector Jatin Kumar Sharma, Central Fingerprint/National Crime Records Bureau, Government of India, will be the guest lecturer and provide training to the trainees.
Dr. Meenakshi Mahajan said that the main objective of this workshop is to provide practical and theoretical information to the enrollment users at the district level regarding the problems related to National Automated Finger Print Identification System (NAFIS) and their solutions.
It is worth noting that fingerprints have become increasingly important in today’s world, as criminal incidents are on the rise. To curb these crimes and identify criminals, police investigation officers collect fingerprints. Fingerprints are uploaded to NAFIS at the district level and then sent to the State Fingerprint Bureau, Junga, via the online NAFIS system, where the NAFIS database contains fingerprint records of criminals from across India.
Inspector Jatin Kumar Sharma stated that if a criminal’s prior criminal record is recorded in the NAFIS database and matches it, quick identification of the offender is possible. Previously, the NAFIS system was not integrated with the Central Fingerprint Bureau/National Crime Records Bureau at the national level, but now it is. Identifying criminals using fingerprints has become easier. The important feature of the NAFIS database is that interstate criminals can be identified within minutes.
Dr. Meenakshi Mahajan, Director of Forensic Services, Junga, stated that this is the first workshop for enrolled users in Himachal Pradesh. Such workshops will enhance the quality of fingerprint databases and increase the rate of criminal identification, enabling faster detection and prompt action in cases of fingerprint-related crimes.