Burden and tool for early and precise identification of unidentified dead(s) in India

Background: Every year thousands of people go missing and reports are filed in police records. Thousands of unidentified dead bodies recovered, where inquest is carried out throughout India. This is an issue which is of global concern. In the year 2015 only, 34592 unknown dead bodies were recovered all over India, where Maharashtra was the leading state. Identification of unidentified dead victims using a current methods is not sufficient in existing system, hence burden has been assessed and an algorithm has been prepared for easy, early and correct identification of the dead bodies. Methodology: Analysis of existing system of identification adopted by the investigating authorities and compendium reports of government authority from 2010 to 2015 for assessing the burden of unidentified death victims. Results and Observations: Thousands of people were declared as unidentified dead. In India the range of dead remain unidentified was 570 to 650 per lac registered deaths and in Maharashtra state from 730-1150. Discussion and Conclusion: More than 100 dead’s per day in India was declared as unidentified, of which 17 per day in Maharashtra alone.