Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine &Toxicology
  • Year: 2011
  • Volume: 5
  • Issue: 2

Identification of skeltonised body by pocket contents of clothes

  • Author:
  • K Subba Reddy,1, L Ananda Kumar, LC Obulesu, R Shankar, Krishna Prasad, L Reshma Siresha
  • Total Page Count: 2
  • Page Number: 98 to 99

*Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, RIMS Medical College Kadapa-515002, A.P., India

**Dept. of Forensic Medicine &Toxicology, Kurnool Medical College, Kurnool 518001

***Dept. of Forensic Medicine, SVS Medical College, MahabubNagar-509001, AP, India

1Address for correspondence: Email: drsubbareddy007@gmail.com

Abstract

Identity means the determination of the individuality of a person by certain physical characteristics. Article 6 of the universal declaration of human rights states that every one has the right to recognition every where as a person before the law. In the present case we received the requisition from Sub-Inspector of Police Sidhout P.S Kadapa (Dist) 516237 Cr.No:108/10 U/s 174 Cr.P.C (Death cause not known). (P.M No: 388/10) for conducting spot PM examination on 23-082010 on one unknown skelitanised body. The skeleton contains dried clothes and the pocket contained passport size photographs, hall-ticket of his daughter by which the identity of the person was established.

Keywords

Identification, Skeletal remains, Pocket contents of clothes