Chhattisgarh government believes that with the three new criminal laws – Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), and Bhartiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (Indian Evidence Act) – enforced from July 1, 2024, the education, research, and investigation capabilities on forensic science have assumed much importance, particularly in crimes punishable with imprisonment of 7 years or more.“A lot of manpower is needed for this. With the commencement of the new campus of NFSU in Chhattisgarh, the students of the state will get better future scope in the institution of national importance,” Sharma said.The Union Home Minister had, in August last year, declared March 31, 2026, as a deadline to wipe out the Maoists from the country.Senior officials privy to the ongoing anti-Maoist campaign claimed that as many as 32 out of the 45 Central Committee (CC) members of the banned organisation have been eliminated in various encounters by security forces, and the efforts are on to track down the remaining most wanted Naxal leaders.
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