Delhi FSL to sign MoU with city-based Truth Labs

MoU to clear backlog of 2,100 cases

To clear pending cases at the Rohini Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) in New Delhi, the Delhi government has decided to outsource the work of ‘document examination’ to Hyderabad based Truth Labs. The home department will be signing a memorandum of understanding with Truth Labs soon.

“The reports of Truth Labs are admissible in the court of law. The economic offence wing of the Delhi police has been availing its services on a regular basis. The decision has been vetted by the law and finance departments and the MoU will be signed soon. Truth Labs is likely to start working on our cases by next month,” a senior Delhi government official said.

While several retired professionals from the FSL are working with Truth Labs, officials say that an expert, not lower than the rank of director or deputy director, will be involved in document examination related to cases of the Delhi Government. The Delhi government will have some discretion in choosing the panel of ‘experts who could not work on cases referred from the Rohini FSL’.

“The empanelment would be subject to the vigilance examination at the time of retirement of the experts,” an official said.

Around 2,100 cases are pending with the document division at the Rohini FSL.

“With the current workforce, the Truth Labs would be able to clear around 50 cases in a month. Meanwhile, the document division at Rohini would also continue to dispose cases. We expect to clear the backlog over the next 18 months,” an official said.

“The contract with Truth Labs would cease once the pending cases at Rohini FSL are cleared,” officials said.