New Delhi/Bhubaneswar Union Home Minister Amit Shah will lay the foundation of the National University of Forensic Sciences campus in Bhubaneswar on Friday, besides inaugurating a three-day exhibition on new criminal laws organized by Odisha Police.
Shah is scheduled to arrive in Bhubaneswar on Thursday evening on a two-day visit to Odisha, and will also attend the 57th Boarding Day ceremony of the Central Industrial Security Force as chief guest on Friday, besides the virtual inauguration of the temporary campus of the National University of Forensic Sciences.
The home minister will also conduct ‘bhoomi pujan’ for the Central Forensic Sciences Laboratory located next to the NFSU campus in Bhubaneswar.
Odisha DGP YB Khurania said Shah is scheduled to inaugurate a three-day exhibition on the new criminal laws, organized by the Odisha Police, on Friday.
During the programme, Shah will also inaugurate 20 new cyber police centres, the DGP said.
According to an official statement issued in New Delhi, the Home Minister will also refer to the mobile forensic vehicle on the occasion.
“The Federal Home Minister and Cooperation Minister will also inaugurate several police station buildings aimed at strengthening police infrastructure under the initiatives related to the Ministry of Home Affairs.
“CC and EO facilities will also be opened at some police stations. In addition, memorandums of understanding will be signed with the Indian Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar and Rashtriya Raksha University,” the statement said.
A permanent campus of NFSU in Bhubaneswar will be built on 40 acres of land allotted by the Odisha government, which will be developed as a center of excellence in forensic and allied sciences, officials said.
“The NFSU temporary campus will begin operations with three specialized academic programs – Master of Forensic Science, Master of Digital Forensics and Information Security, and Master of Cyber Law and Cybercrime Investigation,” the statement said.
The DGP told reporters that the ‘Nyaya Sanhita Expo’, which will be inaugurated by Shah in the presence of Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Sharan Majhi, aims to create awareness about India’s reforms in criminal laws and transformation in the criminal justice system.
Khurania said it will help citizens understand the new criminal laws – Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam – which together represent the most comprehensive reform of criminal laws in independent India.
These new laws, which came into effect on July 1, 2024, replaced the Indian Penal Code, Criminal Procedure Code and the Indian Evidence Act.
The exhibition will remain open to the public from March 7 to 10.
The Director General of the Judicial Police said, “We have noticed an improvement in the conviction rate every month after the new laws came into effect. I hope that the conviction rate will improve further in the coming days.”
The General Directorate of Public Security said that the new criminal laws focus specifically on dealing with crimes committed against women and children, noting that police rescued more than 5,000 missing women and children during a special campaign in January.
The police have taken steps to strengthen forensic laboratories in Odisha by deploying additional manpower and modern equipment, the officer said.
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