Ahmedabad: A 10-member team from the National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU) reached Nepal on Sunday and began coordinating with local authorities to support rescue and relief operations in flood-affected areas. University officials said the team was deployed at the request of the ministry of external affairs and the Union home ministry.Prof S O Junare, director of the NFSU Gandhinagar campus, said the team would assist in disaster victim identification (DVI) by profiling bodies recovered during rescue operations through DNA sampling. The DNA samples would then be matched with those collected from relatives to establish identity before the bodies are handed over for final rites.“The Centre of Excellence in DNA Forensics has adequate kits and tools required for the analysis,” Junare said.
