New Delhi/Bhubaneswar, Union Home Minister Amit Shah will lay the foundation for a campus of the National Forensic Sciences University in Bhubaneswar on Friday, besides inaugurating a three-day exhibition on the new criminal laws being organised by Odisha Police.
Shah, who is scheduled to reach Bhubaneswar on Thursday evening on a two-day visit to Odisha, will also attend the 57th Raising Day ceremony of the Central Industrial Security Force as the chief guest on Friday, besides virtually inaugurating the transit campus of the National Forensic Sciences University.
The home minister will also perform a 'Bhumi Pujan' of the Central Forensic Science Laboratory located alongside the NFSU campus in Bhubaneswar.
Odisha DGP Y B Khurania said Shah is scheduled to inaugurate a three-day exhibition on the new criminal laws, organised by Odisha Police, on Friday.
During the programme, Shah will also virtually inaugurate 20 new cyber police stations, the DGP said.
A permanent campus of the NFSU in Bhubaneswar will be built on 40 acres of land allocated by the Odisha government, which will be developed as a centre of excellence for forensic and allied sciences, officials said.
The 'Nyaya Sanhita Exhibition', to be inaugurated by Shah in the presence of Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, aims to create awareness about India's reforms in criminal laws and the transformation of the criminal justice system, the DGP told reporters.
