Madhya Pradesh Plans to Outsource Crime Scene Investigations to Private Agencies

The Government of Madhya Pradesh has made plans to outsource crime scene investigation to licensed private organisations. This decision comes in light of the shortage of forensic experts.

This shortage has been delaying investigations ever since the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita mandated forensic investigation of all crime scenes where offences with a punishment of seven or more years have been committed.

A team of experts have  now travelled to Mumbai in order to assess the viability of outsourcing, as Maharashtra has already implemented such a program.