Homicide or accidental death?
A case of unnatural death was registered by the police as homicide due to the hue and cry made by the local people. The police could not locate the 'murderer'. The case was ultimately referred to the Forensic Science Laboratory at Shimla. Examination of the evidence proved that the case was one of accidental death. The victim had been hit and dragged along by a moving train. The forensic aspects of the case are presented and discussed in this article.
Gaur
J R
JR
State Forensic Science Laboratory, Himachal Pradesh, Shimla, India.
Sharma
A
A
Thakur
G C
GC
Verma
R K
RK
Sharma
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S
D000059:Accidents; D005554:Forensic Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D006708:Homicide; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011180:Postmortem Changes; D011890:Railroads; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000473:pathology*