Sushant Singh Rajput's finger swabs, nail clippings not collected by the forensic team: Reports

The circumstances around the death of Sushant Singh Rajput is what is being discussed on all news channels. The actor was found hanging at his Bandra residence on June 14. It seems the forensic team did not collect crucial finger swabs and nail clippings of the actor. The autopsy was done on June 14 at Mumbai's Cooper Hospital. As per a report in MiD-Day, crucial finger swabs and nail clippings were not collected by the doctors. Sources told the paper that dust particles on the fan and cloth used for alleged hanging, could have helped rule out foul play. A forensic surgeon on the condition of anonymity told the tabloid, "This swab could have indicated if dust particles from the ceiling fan were present on Sushant's fingers. This would have cleared the ambiguity over foul play."

He further explained, "The dust particles would have been on the cloth used for hanging, on the ceiling fan and fingertips. Type of dust particles on all would have offered a clue. Even if the fingertips did not have dust, the cloth and fan would surely have had." The police surgeon who is a medico-legal advisor to the state was not contacted by the investigating team. It seems no fingerprint expert was sent to the actor's residence on June 16. They were the same people who did the autopsy at Andheri's Cooper Hospital. The surgeon further told the tabloid, "The forensic surgeons/scientists could have asked to take specific fingerprints, which a fingerprint expert may miss out on as every crime scene is different. An analysis of the same by a forensic surgeon and forensic scientist usually helps gather more evidence."

Dr SM Patil told Mid-Day, "We have divided the week's work between the postmortem centre and the HBT Medical College's Department of Forensic Medicine. On the day Sushant's autopsy was conducted, it was the HBT team's turn to be on duty and the doctor at the postmortem centre at Cooper hospital was asked to join." No police official has commented on the matter so far.

Dr Rukmini Krishnamurthy, Former Director of State FSL told the tabloid, "The immediate presence of forensic science and forensic medicine personnel at the crime scene helps identify minute evidential value particles, thereby giving a scientific lead to the investigation, which is admissible in the court of law. In Sushant's case, had the police protected the crime scene, and ensured that the FSL team and forensic surgeons first visit the spot, they would have together gained valuable evidence. Better coordination between police, forensic surgeons, and FSL scientists, make a lot of difference."

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