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Case Studies | Forensic Science | India | Volume 13 Issue 6, June 2024 | Rating: 5.8 / 10
Crime Scene Investigation of Burnt Remains Underneath the Sewage Pit: A Case Study
Tanmoy Kumar Mukherjee | Annwesha Mazumdar | Sabyasachi Khan
Abstract: Crime scene investigation is essential to any inquiry. It is the convergence of science, logic, and law. One of the byzantine cases forensic experts have to deal with is burnt human remains. Criminals habitually attempt to hide the evidence and destroy the identification of the victim by exposing it to fire. Fire is a weapon that is mostly used to conceal a homicidal death and also to sabotage the physical evidences. The case study is an example to understand the crime scene investigation for forensic professionals and law enforcement personnel, especially where the body burned after death. The case study involves a 57-year- old victim whose burnt remains were found beneath the sewage pit. The examination of the scene revealed critical findings such presence of charred bones with flesh attached to them in the advanced stage of decomposition, a jerry can containing bluish liquid with a distinctive smell like kerosene, suggesting a potential fire ignition source, and several electrical wires in charred condition were also recovered from the scene. This case study underscores the importance of a multi-dimensional approach to forensic investigation and detailed crime scene analysis in determining the mystery of the burnt remains. On requisition by the deputy commissioner of police, a forensic time under the leadership of the author (T. K. Mukherjee) visited and examined the scene of the crime and uncovered the actual truth.
Keywords: Crime scene Investigation, fire, burnt remains, homicidal death, physical evidence
Edition: Volume 13 Issue 6, June 2024,
Pages: 1800 - 1804