1Dept. of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Deccan Medical College, Hyderabad.
2Dept. of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, MGIMS, Sewagram, Wardha-442102.
*Corresponding author - Associate Professor, Dept. of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, MGIMS, Sewagram, Wardha.
The study of lip print pattern i.e. cheiloscopy which is done for the identification of an individual in the present trend of criminology where newer technologies are adopted by people including criminals, like using hand gloves to hide their finger prints. They may leave other clues viz. lip prints at the scene especially in a case of sexual assault over the body of the accused and victims, over cigarette butts and glasses etc. that cannot be hidden by the means. So, we have studied lip print pattern, the relationship of sex, fingerprints and blood group with lip print in 204 individuals of Sewagram of Maharashtra including 10 groups of twins.
Lip print, identification, finger print
