The project named Computerized Craniofacial Reconstruction of Human Skull, was developed by a team headed by Dr Sanjeev Sofat, Head of the Department, Computer Science and Engineering.

Ms Divya Bansal, a lecturer who was part of the project, told UNI that it took nearly two years to complete and is the first of its kind in India.

She said the equipment cost just Rs 3.5 lakh as compared to other countries like Japan, UK or USA, where it ran into crores of rupees.

To make it cost viable, Ms Bansal informed that most of the parts were sourced from other devices, like the vertical rod used in the project which was taken from a dumped printer. Only a few components were imported.

The project which was handed over to PEC by the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) here, is still in the experimental stage and has completed two trials successfully.

Dr Sanjiv Kumar of CFSL, who was the guiding force behind the project, said the technique developed was as good as those availble in Japan, UK or USA.

He said 2D projects had been available earlier but the 3D laser scanner would be of immense help in solving murders in a short span of time.

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