Delhi L-G sanctions appointment of 165 junior assistants to forensic team

New Delhi, July 13

Lieutenant-Governor (L-G) VK Saxena on Saturday sanctioned the recruitment of 165 junior scientific assistants (JSAs) at the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) in Delhi.

Saxena reviewed the preparedness and rollout of the three newly enacted criminal laws by the Delhi Police and the Home Department of the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi, Raj Niwas officials said.

Saxena sanctioned recruitment on contract basis to meet immediate needs, pending finalisation of recruitment rules (RRs). These JSAs would be deployed at the crime scene, officials said.

“Directing the FSL to finalise RRs for various vacant posts at the earliest, the L-G asked the FSL to maintain total transparency in the recruitment process,” an official said.

Saxena also asked the FSL to come out with details of recruitment that has to be done and fix a deadline for purchasing and installing the required equipment.

The role of FSL in the new regiment with the Bharatiya Nyaya Samhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam in place has become all the more crucial with scientific probe and analysis of evidence becoming critical.

“The L-G also supervised the construction of new Modern Building Blocks at the FSL, Rohini,” the official said.

“The role of qualified professionals and human resource has also become much more important for which the L-G has approved creation of 421 new posts in the FSL,” he said.