Kolkata, June 1 -- Union Home Minister Amit Shah, on Sunday, said that the country's criminal justice system is entering a new era, underlining the importance of strong forensic institutions to ensure a secure, transparent, and evidence-based framework.

In his address after the inauguration, Shah said, "The Indian government is creating a secure, transparent and evidence-based criminal justice system..it is necessary that those who stop crime should be two steps ahead of the criminals. Our criminal justice system is entering a new era."

He further pointed out that the central government in 2020 established the first National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU), way before the three new criminal laws - BNS, BNSS and BSA - came into force...