PATNA, Jan. 20 -- Bihar will set up six more regional forensic science laboratories (FSL) for scientific investigations at Gaya Ji, Bettiah, Saran, Munger, Purnea and Saharsa, said additional director general (ADG), CID, Paras Nath here on Monday. Currently, there are four FSLs in Bihar-one state FSL in Patna and three regional ones in Muzaffarpur, Bhagalpur and Rajgir. ADG said two regional FSLs were likely to be operational at Darbhanga and Rohtas by March this year. By the end of this year about a dozen old and new FSL buildings would be functional. "After the BNS and other laws in force in the country from July 1, 2024, forensic investigation has become mandatory, especially in offences with a sentence of seven years or more to bring justice. In 2025 altogether 56,511 exhibits were investigated in 10,955 cases throughout the year by FSL teams. In 2024, between July 1 and December 31, the FSL investigated 25,285 exhibits of 5,141 cases, the ADG said. "Regarding FSL team's visits for cases involving more than seven years, one officer has been deputed in each district, who go to the scene and carry out the necessary procedures under the new laws," the ADG said. Paras Nath also claimed that the number of mobile forensic vans had reached 51 across all districts of the state, up from 17. A proposal of Rs.212 crore had been sent to the home department for the purchase of 50 additional vehicles, he added. He said an agreement was signed with National Forensic Science University to start cyber forensic units in July 2025, and the process to buy the necessary items had begun. "We have proposed Rs.163 crore to purchase the equipments of six proposed regional FSLs," he added. Apart from this, another proposal to set up DNA unit in regional forensic laboratory Muzaffarpur, Bhagalpur and Rajgir and Patna has been submitted to the department. A proposal has also been sent to ADG (modernisation) for construction of a new state-of-the-art laboratory building complex in Shastri Nagar here for FSL....