Research papers from the team behind UMID on unclaimed deaths, autopsy studies and DNA identification.
Behera C, Singh P, Shukla P, Bharti DR, Kaushik R, Sharma N, Mahapatra BK, Chauhan K, Meher SK, Yadav A, Tabin M, Gupta SK, Singh H. Development of the first DNA database and identification portal for identification of Unidentified bodies in India – UMID. Sci Justice. 2022 Jan;62(1):110-116. doi: 10.1016/j.scijus.2021.12.002. Epub 2021 Dec 9. PMID: 3503332
A Kumar, Lalwani S, Behera C, Rautji R, Dogra T.D, Death of unclaimed homeless person in South Delhi (2001-2005): a retrospective review, Med Sci & Law. 2009; 49(1):46-50.
Behera C, Aayushi Garg, Saurav Chopra, S.K Gupta. Death among homeless unclaimed elderly: A study from South and South East Delhi. Indian Journal of Gerentology.2015; 29(1):91-9.
Behera C, Sikary AK, Krishna K, Garg A, Chopra S, Gupta SK. Medico-legal autopsy of abandoned foetuses and newborns in India. Med Leg Journal 2016 Jun; 84(2):109-11.
Chopra S, Garg A, Behera C, Karthik Krishna, Milo T, Gupta S.K Medico-legal autopsy of 1355 unclaimed dead bodies brought to a tertiary care hospital in Delhi, India (2006-2012).Med leg J. 2014;82(3):112-5.
Garg A, Behera C, Chopra S, Bhardwaj DN. Mortality among homeless women who remain unclaimed after death: An insight. Natl Med J India. 2016Jul-Aug;29(4):207-208
Garg A, Behera C, Chopra S, Swain R, Gupta S.K. A Study of Unclaimed Deaths in Children at an Indian Tertiary Hospital. Journal of South India Medico legal Association 2016; 8(2): 81-84.
Raina, A., Dogra, T. D., Leenaars, A. A., Yadav, B., Behera, C., Lalwani, S., & Leenaars, L. (2010). Identity of victims from fragmented and decomposed remnants by DNA profiling in a case of serial killings. Medicine, Science and the Law,50 (4), 220-223.
Yadav A, Kumar A, Swain R, Gupta SK. Five-year study of unidentified/unclaimed and unknown deaths brought for medico legal autopsy at Premier Hospital in New Delhi, India. Med Sci Law. 2017; 57(1):33-38.
Sharma N, Dey A, Balayan A, Millo T, Gupta SK. Molecular Techniques used for Determination of Genetic Identity in Forensic samles.2018; JFCT; 4; 51-58