DNA technology has proved to be a worthy investigative tool for releasing the innocent citizens and bringing forth the person responsible for serious crimes. In a populated country like India there is requirement for these types of databases. The Union government is working on a new version of a legislation that seeks to set up a national DNA database of ‘offenders’. As expected with the great success of the use of forensic DNA databases, new challenges are coming up. To rise to the challenges, different strategies have been proposed for increasing search capabilities, the implementation of which is on-going.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/current-scenario-forensic-dna-databases-or-outside-india-and-their-relative-risk
[2] http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2090536X15000246
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/sachil-kumar
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/anoop-k-verma
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/pratibha-singh-et-al
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/egyptian-journal-forensic-sciences
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/life-science
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/information
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/science-and-technology
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/legislation
