The Union Ministry of Home Affairs has so far distributed over 3,100 Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kits (SAECK) among the States and Union Territories.
About:
Name: Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kits (SAECK) is also known as ‘rape investigation kits’.
Function: Using these, police can collect blood and semen samples, besides other evidence, to carry out immediate medico-legal investigation and aid in furnishing evidence in sexual assault cases.
Parent Programme: The SAECKs were procured with financial support under the central government's 'Nirbhaya Fund', which was named after the 2012 Delhi gang-rape victim.
Guidelines: The Directorate of Forensic Sciences (DFSS), a wing of the Home Ministry, has issued two guidelines –
one for investigators and prosecutors for collection, storage and transportation of forensic evidence in sexual assault cases; and
the second for medical officers dealing with sexual assault cases.
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