The home minister Amit Shah said that the conviction rate in India is only 50%. He said that the criminal world is changing at a rapid pace, and that unless forensic science is the basis of investigation, we will not be able to punish all culprits in court. He said that the center will make changes to the existing Indian penal code, IPC code of criminal procedure, and other laws dealing with crime to make forensic evidence mandatory for conviction in offences punishable by more than six years of imprisonment. He said that once done, the country will require more than 90000 forensic scientists over the next nine years.
