About Us

FACTS is a private body of forensic scientists and professionals who collectively offer over 60 years of experience in areas of training, education and investigative analysis. The organization is committed to make available highly experienced, qualified professionals who can provide legally sound forensic services to our clientele.

The Government of India has established strong forensic institutions in the country. However, these institutions exist primarily to service the needs of Government agencies, leaving these facilities limited resources to cater to the needs of individuals and private organizations. FACTS hopes to bridge this gap and create a new standard for quality forensic analysis and resources available to the common man across the nation.

FACTS took solid shape and foundation in 2009, after having been an idea mulled over for nearly a year. It came from the passion to make everyone see the potential and power of quality forensics as a way of life and work.

The organization was formed when its founders decided to reach a wider audience in their attempt to address the growing need for quality forensic analysis in all realms of private and public work. FACTS has a dream of becoming a one-stop resource centre for all your forensic needs and your partner on the path to justice.

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RIVA POCHA is a graduate in Forensic Science from John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York, with over 15 years of training experience in the field. She has advised local law enforcement agencies and provided training consultancy to educational institutions. She is passionate about forensics and with her dedication strives to push forensic training and consultancy in India to international levels of quality. Her vision for FACTS is to provide the country with accessible quality forensics in the private domain. She has set up a Diploma Program in Forensic Science at St. Xavier's College in Mumbai. She conducts guest lectures and designs forensic workshops at professional & educator forums in Mumbai. She has organized local forensic seminars to facilitate interaction between professional scientists, lawyers & police. Her publications include 'Forensic Science as an aid to crime investigation' a chapter written to introduce lawyers to the application of forensic science in the legal domain. She is a member of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, and participates in forensic conferences in India. She has recently been appointed Jt. Secretary to IFTA - Indian Forensic Teachers Association

C. SAMYUKTA graduated from the M.Sc in Forensic Science program from Amity University, NOIDA. She has since been actively involved in forensic education and training through the Diploma in Forensic Science, St. Xavier's College, Mumbai and its various outreach endeavours. In the interest of exposing students from various backgrounds to the science of forensics, she has delivered numerous guest lectures at premier institutions like IIT Bombay and Osmania University, Hyderabad. She has attended many international and national level conferences across the country, where interaction with forensic scientists from around the world has enabled her to bring international perspectives to the Indian scenario.

She is extremely passionate about wildlife and is dedicated to the cause of spreading awareness about the myriad potentials of forensic science to the common man. She strongly believes that a well educated public and an erudite judiciary is the key to bringing about much needed revolution in the Indian justice machinery. She believes that FACTS as an organization will be able to spearhead this change by providing the knowledge and passion necessary to fuel this process.