Journal of Punjab Academy of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology

Table of Contents

• EDITORIAL

  Forensic medicine in the era of artificial intelligence: Protecting human rights in India

  • Author: Rattan Singh, Jyoti Barwa
  • DOI: 10.5958/0974-083X.2025.00001.8

• RESEARCH ARTICLE

  Understanding motivational, symbolic and forensic significance of tattoo-marks

  • Author: Tammana Kumari, Shubham Thakur, JS Sehrawat
  • DOI: 10.5958/0974-083X.2025.00002.4

• Sternal components as predictors of stature: A forensic anthropology study in the Prayagraj region

  • Author: Sushobhita Singh, Tejasvi Pandey, Patyal Shama
  • DOI: 10.5958/0974-083X.2025.00003.0

• Stature estimation by ulnar length in medical students of Tamil ethnicity using linear regression analysis in a tertiary care hospital, Chennai

  • Author: A Hariharan, Prashanthi Krishna Dharma, L Ravi Hosaholalu, M. Balaji Singh, Anand Kumar
  • DOI: 10.5958/0974-083X.2025.00004.7

• Profile of sudden cardiac deaths: A five-year autopsy-based retrospective study at a tertiary care center in northern Haryana, India

  • Author: Prakash Jakhar, Arpan Kumar Pan, Kanika Kohli, Vikram Jeet Singh, K. K. Aggarwal
  • DOI: 10.5958/0974-083X.2025.00005.3

• A study on the relationship between hand dimensions and stature among individuals aged 21–25 years: A cross-sectional study at tertiary care centre in Kota

  • Author: Vinod Kumar Garg, Lal Chand Verma, R. Monisha, Aditi Gupta, Ashok Moondra
  • DOI: 10.5958/0974-083X.2025.00006.X

• Estimation of stature from foot length in eastern Uttar Pradesh: A prospective cross-sectional study

  • Author: Vinay Kumar Mishra, Deepan Roy, Surendra Kumar Pandey
  • DOI: 10.5958/0974-083X.2025.00007.6

• Correlation between blood group and suicidal death cases brought to the mortuary of civil hospital, Ahmedabad

  • Author: Kunjan Modi, Sadikhusen G. Momin, Shivani Jagsar
  • DOI: 10.5958/0974-083X.2025.00008.2

• Doctor’s knowledge and attitudes towards autopsy: A cross-sectional study at a newly established tertiary care centre

  • Author: Mukul Sharma, Aditya Anand, Vikash Chandra, Mukesh Shukla, Shruti Gupta
  • DOI: 10.5958/0974-083X.2025.00009.9

• Assessing awareness and attitudes of postgraduate residents about organ donation and transplantation protocols: A cross-sectional study in Chennai, South India

  • Author: B. Reshkma, V. Hari Prasad, L Ravi Hosaholalu, R Sreekumar, M. Balaji Singh, G. Subbulakshmi
  • DOI: 10.5958/0974-083X.2025.00010.X

• Analysis of sexual dimorphism using canine index: A study cast perspective

  • Author: L. S. Makesh Raj, S. Prasanna, P. Sai Krishna, V. Jai Santhosh Manikandan, Hemalatha, N Srikant, Poorani
  • DOI: 10.5958/0974-083X.2025.00011.6

• Prevalence of atherosclerotic lesions in the heart and major blood vessels: An autopsy - Based study

  • Author: R Anusha Rebecca, Krishnadutt Chavali, Priyanka Uttam
  • DOI: 10.5958/0974-083X.2025.00012.2

• Pubertal onset in girls from urban and rural settings of north-west Punjab: A medicolegal perspective

  • Author: Neha Sharma, Ashwini Kumar, Ashok Chanana, Gurmanjit Mann, Rohit Vashisht, Bhagya Shree
  • DOI: 10.5958/0974-083X.2025.00013.9

• Epidemiology and pattern of homicidal head injuries – a trauma centre and mortuary based study

  • Author: Mohmad Haidar, Rajesh Kumar Rai, Arjumand Jahan, Dinesh Kumar Singh, Shweta Saroj, Archana Kaul
  • DOI: 10.5958/0974-083X.2025.00014.5

• Estimation of stature from head breadth in medical students of Kumaon region of Uttarakhand: An anthropometric study

  • Author: Alwin Abraham Varghese, Preet Inder Singh, S. Valliappan, CP Bhaisora
  • DOI: 10.5958/0974-083X.2025.00015.1

• A validation of the post mortem computed tomography technique to predict the stature using sternum and clavicle measurements in the northern Indian population

  • Author: K Karthi Vignesh Raj, Ruchi Kumari, Manju, G Gokul, Abhishek Yadav, Sudhir K Gupta
  • DOI: 10.5958/0974-083X.2025.00016.8

• Introduction of analytic rubrics for assessing short answer questions in forensic medicine & toxicology for phase III part-1 medical students

  • Author: Anju Rani, Shruti Singh, Utkarsh Singh, Bharti Bhandari, Amit Sharma
  • DOI: 10.5958/0974-083X.2025.00017.4

• Nail as a biomarker for age estimation in Chandigarh and Haryana region

  • Author: Loveleen Sharma, Anil Kumar Sharma, Rahul Bhan, Dalbir Singh, Ashutosh Sharma, Pooja Sharma
  • DOI: 10.5958/0974-083X.2025.00018.0

• REVIEW ARTICLE

  Role of tongue prints and morphology in human identification: A review on an emerging forensic tool

  • Author: Parul Khare, Kalyani Bhargava, M. Siddharth, Deepak Bhargava, Drishti Sarangi, Disha Sarangi
  • DOI: 10.5958/0974-083X.2025.00019.7

• Comprehensive review: Rapid chemical tests during autopsy for determining cause of death and time since death

  • Author: Sundaragiri Suraj, Chaitanya Mittal, T. Sowmyya, Bandipalli Priyanka
  • DOI: 10.5958/0974-083X.2025.00020.8

• The challenges faced by administrators in the implementation of green corridors for cadaveric organ transportation- factors to ponder

  • Author: Jaspinder Pratap Singh, Aditi Mehra, KD Singh, Syed Qadri, Akshi Walecha, Yatin Talwar
  • DOI: 10.5958/0974-083X.2025.00021.4

• Comparative analysis between various age estimation formulas in an Indian perspective - A review

  • Author: Parul Khare, Deepak Bhargava, Areena Reyaz, Aina Sultan
  • DOI: 10.5958/0974-083X.2025.00022.0

• CASE STUDY

  Murder by strangulation with varied degree of associated violence

  • Author: Shikha Gupta, Amandeep Singh, Dasari Harish
  • DOI: 10.5958/0974-083X.2025.00023.7

• A case of fatal leopard attack in the western ghats of Tamilnadu

  • Author: R. Udhayabanu, S. Yuhesh, R. Balavenkataperumal, L. Pavithra, T. Kiruthika, K. Raam Sharma
  • DOI: 10.5958/0974-083X.2025.00024.3

• Survival and mortality in paraquat poisoning: Lessons from two adolescent cases

  • Author: A. Roshwanth, G Madhu, Ankit Kumar Meena, Saurabh Nayak, Ajay Kumar, Arvinder Wander
  • DOI: 10.5958/0974-083X.2025.00025.X

• A forensic odontology finding of linear enamel hypoplasia: A case report

  • Author: Anna Nur Azizah, Fitri Ambar Sari, Nurtami Soedarsono, Elza Ibrahim Auerkari
  • DOI: 10.5958/0974-083X.2025.00026.6

• Scavengers at the crime scene: How animal activity obscures forensic evidence

  • Author: Divya Arora, Ajay Kumar, Rattan Singh, Rattan Singh, Jyoti Barwa
  • DOI: 10.5958/0974-083X.2025.00027.2

• FROM THE DESK

  From the Desk of Editor-in-Chief

  • Author: Ajay Kumar