Oru Police Surgeonate Ormakurippukal

It is always interesting to know the fascinating story of investigation of various crime spots and victims. Dr.Umadathan who was well known for his honourable contribution to the Kerala police as an Medico legal consultant is eluding the thrilling and painful story to the readers through his impeccable and clear insights in the book Oru Police Surgeonate Ormakurippukal

🍵Some Interesting Facts from Oru Police Surgeonate Ormakurippukal

  • One hundred milligrams of cyanide is enough to kill a man in three or four minutes.
  • If it falls into the water, the water enters the lungs (not drinking water) and suffocates to death. Wet Drowning
  • According to Section 174 of the Criminal Procedure Code, it is only necessary to find out whether anyone is involved in death (Foulplay).
  • To prevent decay, the carcass should be stored in a refrigerator at 4 C or embalmed with chemicals. The moment of death
  • Benzidine reagent is a chemical that is used to check for blood stains.
  • Regular drinkers can have delirium tremors if they consume more alcohol than usual or do not drink for two or three days.
  • Fifteen kilograms of pressure is enough to close the trachea in the neck.
  • Five kilograms is enough to close the arteries and two kilograms to close the veins.
  • There was not even a trace of charcoal in the dead man's lungs. If he had been alive when the car and body caught fire, smoke and charcoal would have entered his airways.
  • When a person deliberately lies, his or her physiological parameters such as pulse rate, blood pressure, respiration, and galvanic skin resistance change.
  • Graph Showing variation in Polygraph👉🏿
  • Usually when the bullet comes out of the barrel, there will be marking in it. Rifling ridges on the barrel of a gun cause marking to fall off. It is completely unique for each bullet so we can identify the bullet from a gun

  • There is a branch of science called graphology. It is the study of the characteristics of handwriting.
  • There is a formula for calculating the height of a dead person from the length of the bones in the arms and legs. This is called the Karl Pearson formula.
  • If diatom, a single-celled plant found in water, had entered the bone marrow. This is undeniable evidence of drowning. Diatoms👉
  • The dead body usually reaches the surface of the water 18-24 hours after drowning.

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The above article is based on the research done based on the book of Dr.Umadathan (Oru Police Surgeonate Ormakurippukal). Thanks for such a pure science based investigation story

By Abhiram PP