1Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, Gian Sagar Medical College and Hospital, Rajpura, Patiala, India
2Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, Gian Sagar Medical College and Hospital, Rajpura, Patiala, India
3*MDS, Paediatric Dentistry, Goyal Advanced Dental & Medical Clinic, Amloh, FGS, Punjab
4Professor & Head, Department of Forensic Medicine, Gian Sagar Medical College and Hospital, Rajpura, Patiala, India
5Associate Professor, Department of Radio diagnosis, Gian Sagar Medical College and Hospital, Rajpura, Patiala, India
* Email: dradishgoyal@yahoo.com
Hair is frequently found at the scene of crime or upon the victim and/or suspect as contact/trace evidence. It remains stable with adverse natural conditions too. There are various methods of differentiation of animal and human hair but in this study, Medullary index calculated as an important criterion for differentiation of animal and human hair. Material and Methods: Hair samples from various sites of human hairs and various species of animals were obtained and Medullary index of hair calculated under microscopic examination. It was found that; Medullary index in human hair is less than 0.25 and in animal hair is more than 0.44.
Human hair, Animal hair, Diameter, Crime Scene, Medullary index
