Archive · 17 Sep 2026
Andhra Pradesh Launches 26 Vehicles to Strengthen Forensic Investigations
Andhra Pradesh has launched 26 vehicles to help police investigate crime scenes.
The vehicles can travel around districts and provide forensic help quickly.
They carry tools for fingerprints, bloodstains, gunshot residue, fires, narcotics, and cyber investigations.
They will mainly be used for serious offences that can lead to seven or more years in prison.
The vehicles are the second level of a three-level forensic support system.
Other vehicles will help with less serious cases, while expert laboratory teams will handle complicated cases.
The vehicles will help police collect, preserve, and label evidence properly.
In 2025, the state laboratory examined 92.5% of the cases it received.
DGP Harish Kumar Gupta flagged off 26 district Mobile Forensic Vehicles in Mangalagiri on Wednesday.
The vehicles form Tier 2 of Andhra Pradesh’s three-tier, 24x7 forensic evidence collection system.
They will support investigations into offences punishable by seven years or more under Section 176(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita.
The vehicles carry kits for bloodstains, gunshot residue, narcotics, fire and arson, fingerprints, advanced lighting, and cyber-forensic work.
The Andhra Pradesh Forensic Science Laboratory examined 23,682 of 25,602 cases in 2025, recording a 92.5% disposal rate.
- Who
- Andhra Pradesh Police, led by DGP Harish Kumar Gupta, launched the vehicles.
- What
- The state launched 26 district Mobile Forensic Vehicles to improve crime-scene evidence collection and preservation.
- When
- The vehicles were flagged off on Wednesday; the laboratory performance figures refer to 2025.
- Where
- The launch took place at the 6th APSP Battalion Grounds in Mangalagiri, Andhra Pradesh.
- Why
- The initiative aims to reduce forensic response times, support scientific investigations, and meet requirements under Section 176(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita.
- Vehicles launched
- 26 district Mobile Forensic Vehicles
- Forensic system
- Three-tier, 24x7 forensic evidence collection system
- Tier 1
- 107 existing crime-scene vehicles at the SDPO level for offences punishable by less than seven years
- Tier 2
- The 26 new district vehicles will support offences punishable by seven years or more
- Tier 3
- Specialist teams from the Andhra Pradesh Forensic Science Laboratory headquarters and seven Regional Forensic Science Laboratories
- 2025 laboratory figures
- 23,682 of 25,602 cases examined, with 1,920 pending and a 92.5% disposal rate
- National comparison
- Andhra Pradesh ranked second nationally, behind Karnataka’s 92.7% disposal rate
