District and sessions judge RK Rateria delivers a lecture at the workshop on Scientific Method of Investigation in Darbhanga on Monday. Picture by Mohan Mahato

Darbhanga, Sept. 12: The nature of crimes is changing at an alarming rate and providing justice has become difficult. Criminals updated with modern technologies and sophisticated arms keep on posing threat for police.

Keeping in view the burgeoning crime and their prolonged investigation owing to dearth of proper training, a two-day workshop on “Scientific Method of Investigation” started at Darbhanga Club today.

The programme is a brainchild of Darbhanga senior superintendent of police (SSP), Vikas Vaibhav to equip police inspectors and sub-inspectors with scientific ways of investigation.

A team of forensic science laboratory (FSL) experts led by Umesh Kumar Sinha and three experts of jurisprudence including district and sessions judge R.K. Rateria, retired district judge Sushil Kumar and public prosecutor Shiv Nath Verma were present to deliver the sermons.

Sushil told The Telegraph: “There is a wide gap between the evidence collected by investigation officers and proof required to punish the perpetrators.”

Kumar added: “If police officers want to get criminals punished, they will have to amass quality evidence that must be direct, meaningful, reasonable and timely.”

Inspector-general of police, Darbhanga range, R.K. Mishra advocated the need of such training to district police.