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EXPERT LECTURE ON ‘DEVELOP-

MENT OF LATENT PRINTS USING

NON-CONVENTIONAL METHODS’

The third expert lecture for the academic year 2022-2023 was organ-

ised by the Department of Forensic Science, Kristu Jayanti College,

Autonomous, on 15th October 2022 on the topic “Development of

latent prints using non-conventional methods”. The session was con-

ducted online over the Zoom platform.

Dr. Richa Rohatgi, Assistant Professor at NICFS (National Institute

of Criminology and Forensic Science) NFSU (National Forensic Sci-

ences University), Delhi, served as the resource person. The session
began with a brief introduction of the speaker to the audience. Soon

after, the resource person took over the session. Ma’am provided a

brief overview of the importance of fingerprints as evidence, the dif-

ferent types of prints found at crime scenes, and the characteristics

of patent, latent, and plastic prints recovered at crime scenes on po-

rous, non-porous, and semi-porous surfaces. She went on to explain

that the formation of latent prints is caused by organic and inorganic
secretions from the hand, palm, and feet.

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