Haryana’s forensic lab struggles with backlog despite high disposal rate
Hindustan TimesThe Forensic Science Laboratory of Haryana remains burdened by a backlog of 18,559 cases despite clearing 21,620 cases in 2024 and maintaining a disposal rate higher than national norms even as it grapples with limited human resources, labs and equipment, according to official data. SURPASSING BENCHMARKS Haryana’s FSL is consistently disposing of more cases per reporting officer than the BPRD norms, demonstrating its efficiency, director FSL said explaining that as per BPRD standards, forensic reporting officers are expected to dispose of a specific number of cases per month. For instance, in NDPS cases, BPRD norm is 34 cases per officer per month and Haryana’s FSL handles 80 cases per officer per month. The national norm of DNA analysis is 13 cases per month, Haryana’s disposal rate is 24 cases per officer per month. In cyber forensics no national norms exist, but Haryana’s disposal rate is 45 cases per officer per month.
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