LIP FORENSICS

[The one and the only book on this topic] Authored by the world renowned forensic scientist, Padma Bhushan Prof Dr P. Chandra Sekharan,
MA MSc PhD BL DEL FInstP(Lond) FFSc FAFSc FISC DABFE CPhys Fellow American College of forensic Examiners

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The book describes sight recognition technique to identify criminals, especially terrorists, to be learnt by police men and public.
A careful glimpse of the lips instantly tells us the mood of the individual. The lips are the most expressive and the most mobile, or flexible facial feature, but in its normal relaxed state, it can be described quite accurately. Since the tendency is to watch the lips of another when he or she speaks, sight recognition of the lips should have a more lasting impression and the witness will be able to describe the lips better than any other facial feature. Thus the description of lips becomes an important aspect in facial recognition and identification. The microstructure (grooves and wrinkles) contrary to the earlier findings, are not age-stable like finger prints, neither are they environmental-stable. Therefore there may be some working disadvantages when lip prints of criminals are compared after a long lapse of time with the crime prints made earlier. Nevertheless, the macrostructure, namely, the size of the lips, the shape of the oral fissure, upper and lower vermillion borders and protrusion of lips are age stable and environmental stable. Therefore the classification system of macrostructure can be potentially used for the processes of personal appearance identification. In fact in one of the sensational case investigated by the Q-branch police of the state of Tamil Nadu the system developed in this work has already been successfully put into use in identifying a terrorist-suspect as per the description of the lips given by the witnesses.

The Audiovisual unit attached to the Anna University, Chennai with the financial assistance from University Grant Commission, New Delhi produced two TV programmes on Forensic Cheiloscopy to inculcate the awareness of public participation in crime investigation and to stress the importance of sight recognition of lips in terrorists activities. India West, California, March 11, 1994 wrote: Prof P. Chandra Sekharan, an international celebrity in Forensic Science, has established for the first time a comprehensive classification system for the micro and macro structural pattern of lips. A review about the book 1)Justice Mr S.Thurairaja, Puisne Judge, High court of Fiji, who was formerly Deputy Solicitor General in Colombo in his foreword to the book, has commented thus: I think if one reads the book deeply he will understand that the book is written not only for the well educated researcher but for all the intelligent others including common man who is affected by the crime prevalent in the present day society. I have no doubt in my mind that this book, besides being useful to the researchers and scientists, shall serve as a hand book to all investigating police officers and a useful guide to all men and women who are interested in combating crime by helping the police investigator and in propagating as well the concept of public participation in crime investigation. 2) Review by the First Director General of the newly established National Investigation Agency (NIA). Mr Radha Vinod Raju IPS Lip forensics is a science that was not known to me earlier! From the account, it appears that Dr Regina Kumari did the most extensive research along with you on this subject in India, and that though the external examiner of her PhD thesis was keen that the work is mature enough for publication, the two of you waited for twenty years to prove some of your suspicions about the stability of certain lip characteristics though this was assumed by earlier researchers abroad! It speaks volumes for the integrity of your research. I wish some more details of the cases referred to in the book could have been provided for better appreciation of the science by not only police investigators but also by laymen interested in such writings. Similarly, I, for one would have liked to know the fate of the Q Branch case (mentioned in the book) that relied on lip forensics.

You must forward copies to all the police training institutes and the DGPs for creating awareness among police professionals on this subject. Best wishes 2) Review by The Island Paper Sri Lanka "The book for every investigating police officer as well as for every dutiful citizen"
August 27, 2011, 4:40 pm

Padma Bhushan Prof Dr P. Chandra Sekharan The Book titled "LIP FORENSICS FOR CRIME INVESTIGATION AND CRIMINAL IDENTIFICATION" is the one and the only book on this topic authored by the world renowned forensic scientist, Padma Bhushan Prof Dr P. Chandra Sekharan. The book describes sight recognition of lips in a few seconds to identify criminals, especially terrorists, a technique to be learnt by police men and public. "A careful glimpse of the lips instantly tells us the mood of the individual. The lips are the most expressive and the most mobile, or flexible facial feature, but in its normal relaxed state, it can be described quite accurately. Since the tendency is to watch the lips of another when he or she speaks, sight recognition of the lips should have a more lasting impression and the witness will be able to describe the lips better than any other facial feature. Thus the description of lips becomes an important aspect in facial recognition and identification". The author has developed a universally applicable language to obviate the difficulty in using proper terminology by the witnesses and the inability of the investigating police to understand what the witnesses speak. The terminology developed by the author could easily be used by the witnesses and could easily be understood by the investigating police. The macrostructure, namely, the size of the lips, the shape of the oral fissure, upper and lower vermillion borders and protrusion of lips were studied in 2,063 adults and 106 new born babies and the total number of variations in lip formation have been identified, suitably nomenclature in a universally understandable terminology. Therefore the classification system of lip formation can be potentially used for the processes of personal appearance identification". ie sight recognition "In fact in one of the sensational case investigated by the Q-branch police of the state of Tamil Nadu the system developed in this work has already been successfully put into use in identifying a terrorist-suspect as per the description of the lips given by the witnesses".

"The Audiovisual unit attached to the Anna University, Chennai India with the financial assistance from University Grant Commission, New Delhi produced two TV programmes on Forensic Cheiloscopy to inculcate the awareness of public participation in crime investigation and to stress the importance of sight recognition of lips in terrorists activities". India West, California, March 11, 1994 wrote: "Prof P. Chandra Sekharan, an international celebrity in Forensic Science, has established for the first time a comprehensive classification system for the micro and macro structural pattern of lips".

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