Digital Evidence and Coordinated Investigation in a Child-Safety Case
A prompt police response
The article recounts how Burtolla Police Station responded to an emergency report about an abandoned infant near Zariff Lane on 30 November 2024. Police connected the report with information about a missing child, reunited the infant with her family and arranged urgent medical attention.
Digital and forensic investigation
The investigation used CCTV footage, video evidence, digital mapping with GPS data, photographs and drone footage. The article also describes medico-legal examinations, forensic analysis, gait comparison, dental impressions, witness statements and a Test Identification Parade as parts of the evidence-gathering process.
A swift judicial outcome
The feature states that the accused, Rajib Ghosh, was convicted by the POCSO Court of the City Sessions Court, Calcutta, and sentenced to death. It presents the case as an example of coordinated investigation, sensitive victim handling and focused prosecution completed within 79 days.