LUCKNOW, Feb. 9 -- Aimed at speeding up viscera reports and reducing the pendency of criminal cases, the Technical Services Unit of Uttar Pradesh Police has outlined an ambitious plan to comprehensively upgrade forensic science capabilities across the state.

Additional director general of police (technical services) Naveen Arora said the initiative is designed to strengthen scientific investigation and ensure timely delivery of justice. Forensic science laboratories in Uttar Pradesh would undergo phased upgradation, with special focus on modernising toxicology sections that handle viscera examination in cases of suspected poisoning, snakebites and other medico-legal deaths, he added.

Noting that delays in toxicology reports often hold u...