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Crime
Goa Police Instruct Investigating Officers to Conduct Identification Tests as Needed
✍️ timesofindia.indiatimes.com
🗓 13 Sep 2026, 03:18 AM
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The Goa police department has issued a directive ordering investigating officers to carry out identification tests whenever required during investigations.
Goa police have issued an internal circular directing all investigating officers (IOs) to perform identification tests, such as fingerprinting or DNA sampling, whenever the circumstances of a case call for it.
The instruction aims to standardise evidence‑collection procedures across the state, ensuring that investigations are supported by reliable forensic data.
Police officials said the move will help streamline case handling, reduce procedural delays and strengthen the admissibility of evidence in court.
The directive, circulated to district units and metropolitan police stations, emphasizes that the decision to conduct a test rests on the investigative merit of each case, and that proper documentation must accompany every test performed.
Authorities will monitor compliance and may issue further guidelines to align the practice with national forensic standards.
The instruction aims to standardise evidence‑collection procedures across the state, ensuring that investigations are supported by reliable forensic data.
Police officials said the move will help streamline case handling, reduce procedural delays and strengthen the admissibility of evidence in court.
The directive, circulated to district units and metropolitan police stations, emphasizes that the decision to conduct a test rests on the investigative merit of each case, and that proper documentation must accompany every test performed.
Authorities will monitor compliance and may issue further guidelines to align the practice with national forensic standards.