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From the archive · 26 April 2024

Forensic Fusion 1.0

The inaugural edition brought forensic investigation and courtroom reasoning together through the Evidence Hunt and Moot Court Act Competition at Mody University of Science and Technology.

16Participating teams
02Flagship competitions
05Members per team
2024Inaugural edition

Event report

Investigation met advocacy.

Hosted by the Department of Forensic Science, School of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the event welcomed undergraduate and postgraduate teams from Mody University and Vivekananda Global University, Jaipur. Eleven teams represented VGU and five represented MUST.

The programme opened with addresses by Prof. (Dr.) Anil Sarolia, Prof. (Dr.) Chandan Bala, Prof. (Dr.) Jitendra Binwal and Dr. Tilak Ram Chandrakar. Participants then moved into two parallel, practice-led competitions.

01

Evidence Hunt

Teams analysed simulated scenes, located clues, formed hypotheses and defended their reconstructions before the expert jury.

02

Moot Court Act

Participants presented prosecution and defence arguments in a simulated courtroom, integrating forensic findings with legal reasoning.

The event was graced by Circle Officer Mr. Dilip Kumar Meena, Lakshmangarh, who highlighted the contribution of forensic science and courtroom practice to justice. It was coordinated by Dr. Mridu Sharma and Dr. Sameer Saharan with the support of faculty and student volunteers.

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Official flyers

The two original calls to investigate.

Published for the inaugural edition on 26 April 2024. Select either flyer to view it at full size.

Official Evidence Hunt flyer for Forensic Fusion 1.0
Competition 01Evidence Hunt9:30 AM onwards · ABB Building, Room 201
Official Moot Court Act Competition flyer for Forensic Fusion 1.0
Competition 02Moot Court Act Competition2:30–4:30 PM · Moot Court, Room 107

Event highlights video

Watch the inaugural edition in action.

A visual record of Forensic Fusion 1.0—bringing together participants, forensic challenges, expert interaction and the energy of the first edition.

FF1.0 / Film 0126 April 202401:25 · Web optimized

Event gallery

Inside the first case file.

Crime-scene analysis, courtroom advocacy, expert interaction and recognition from the inaugural edition.

Participants and faculty at Mody University
FF1.0 / 01Participants and faculty at Mody University
Participants examining a simulated crime scene
FF1.0 / 02Participants examining a simulated crime scene
Evidence Hunt team inside the secured scene
FF1.0 / 03Evidence Hunt team inside the secured scene
Teams documenting and interpreting evidence
FF1.0 / 04Teams documenting and interpreting evidence
Evidence markers at a competition crime scene
FF1.0 / 05Evidence markers at a competition crime scene
Moot Court Act Competition proceedings
FF1.0 / 06Moot Court Act Competition proceedings
Participants attending the event session
FF1.0 / 07Participants attending the event session
Award presentation to a winning team
FF1.0 / 08Award presentation to a winning team
Guest felicitation during Forensic Fusion 1.0
FF1.0 / 09Guest felicitation during Forensic Fusion 1.0
Students with a forensic science faculty coordinator
FF1.0 / 10Students with a forensic science faculty coordinator

Press coverage

Reported across regional print media.

Dainik Shekhawati Sankalp coverage of Forensic Fusion 1.0
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Vijayate Samediya coverage of Forensic Fusion 1.0
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Seema Sandesh coverage of Forensic Fusion 1.0
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