PATNA, April 8 -- The Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) team will be present at all crime scenes in cases carrying sentences of more than seven years, said Director General of Police (DGP) Vinay Kumar while addressing the inaugural function of the "Satellite Conference on Biological Science," organised by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Tuesday. The DGP further said that currently, four FSL laboratories are functioning in Patna, Muzaffarpur, Bhagalpur and Rajgir. Besides, 50 mobile forensic vans have been provided to all 44 police districts. Nine FSLs at regional headquarters will also become operational within the next two years. The function was organised in collaboration with the Directorate of Forensic Science Services (DFSS) of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs, with many national and international FSL experts, including those from state and central FSLs, participating. S K Jain, director-cum-chief forensic scientist, Directorate of Forensic Science Services (DFSS), New Delhi, G K Goswami, Director, Uttar Pradesh Institute of Forensic Science, ADG (CID) Paras Nath, Himjay Kumar, Director, Forensic Science Laboratory, and Seema Patel Nodal Officer, were present on the occasion. "Appointments of 102 assistant directors and senior scientific assistants have also been completed. The role of scientific investigation has increased significantly following the passage of the BNS which mandates that for offences punishable by seven years or more imprisonment, the SHO must ensure a team of forensic experts visits the crime scene to collect evidence," said the DGP, asserting that the state has witnessed large-scale development of forensic infrastructure in the past two decades. 'We earlier facilitated 700-800 cases in 2012-13 but now we are handling 18,000 cases in the FSLs. The number of scientists was merely in the double digits, around 30-35 in 2013," said the DGP, adding that a Cyber Forensic Laboratory will be set up in the state. Pendency of DNA tests is increasing in the state. The DGP further said that DNA testing has been made mandatory in the POCSO cases. However, there is only one DNA laboratory in the state, which is unable to meet the requirements. He urged the DFSS to extend its support to the state police in setting up three-four DNA laboratories in the state. The DFSS could provide financial support either from the Nirbhaya fund or any of its other funds. A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed for establishing the campus of the National Forensic Science University while the site selection process is underway. DGP said that Bihar has always been ahead in terms of scientific investigation. In the year 1897, the world's first fingerprint bureau was started in Kolkata. It was started by two Indian experts, Ajijul Haque and Hem Chandra Bose. At that time, Bihar was also a part of Bengal. When Bihar was separated from Bengal in 1912, Azizul Haque came to Bihar and settled in Bagha. The country's first FSL was built in Bengal in 1952. FSL investigations are being conducted in Bihar since 1963. In 1960, Bihar organised the country's first police science conference. DFSS Director-cum-Chief Forensic Scientist S K Jain said that there are currently seven Central FSLs (CFSLs) in the country, and eight new CFSLs will be established soon. To strengthen the forensic ecosystem nationwide, the Central government has approved two schemes for this purpose: the Nirbhaya Scheme and the Scheme for Modernization of Forensic Capacities (SMFC)....