Archive · 23 Sep 2026
Bapatla Police Launch Mobile Forensic Unit With 250 Instruments
Police in Bapatla have started using a special vehicle to help investigate crimes.
The vehicle is called a Mobile Forensic Unit.
It has more than 250 tools for examining evidence.
These tools can help collect DNA, fingerprints, gunshot residue and other clues.
The vehicle can also examine digital evidence from computers and other devices.
Police said scientific evidence is important for solving crimes.
The system has three levels, including crime-scene vehicles and expert forensic laboratory teams.
Officials hope the new unit will help improve conviction rates in courts.
Bapatla District Superintendent of Police B Umamaheswar flagged off a Mobile Forensic Unit on Tuesday.
The vehicle has more than 250 instruments for collecting and analyzing scientific evidence.
Its equipment includes DNA, gunshot residue, fingerprint, drug detection and fire analysis kits.
The unit also has cyber forensic equipment for collecting and imaging digital evidence.
The unit is the second level in a three-level, 24/7 forensic evidence collection system established by DGP Harish Kumar Gupta.
- Who
- Bapatla District Superintendent of Police B Umamaheswar and DGP Harish Kumar Gupta are identified in connection with the initiative.
- What
- A Mobile Forensic Unit with more than 250 instruments was launched.
- When
- The unit was flagged off on Tuesday; the forensic evidence system operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
- Where
- The launch took place at the district police headquarters in Bapatla.
- Why
- The unit is intended to strengthen scientific evidence collection and improve conviction rates in courts.
- Unit
- Mobile Forensic Unit
- Location
- Bapatla district police headquarters
- Equipment
- More than 250 modern instruments
- Evidence covered
- DNA, gunshot residue, trace evidence, fingerprints, drugs, fire accidents and digital evidence
- System structure
- Three levels of forensic evidence collection
- Operating schedule
- 24 hours a day, seven days a week
- Second level
- Mobile forensic units serve as the second level, after crime-spot vehicles at each sub-division