1Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Govt. Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, Chandigarh
2Associate Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Govt. Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, Chandigarh
3Professor and Head, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Govt. Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, Chandigarh
4Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Govt. Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32, Chandigarh
*Corresponding author Dr.Ajay Kumar Phone: +919646121575 Email: iamdrajay@gmail.com
It is usually difficult to establish the identity in unknown bodies. Giving opinion regarding the cause/manner of death poses far more problems and is a test of ability of the forensic expert, even though on many occasion, the whole exercise does not yield any result. The reasons are many – inadequate/no history, disinterested Investigating Officers unwilling to properly work out the case, partial/complete decomposition/destruction/mutilation of the body, etc. The present 1 year study was undertaken to find the cause of death and the pattern of causes of death in unknown dead bodies.
Identity, Forensic identification, unidentified bodies, Death, Cause of death
