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Amit Shah lays foundation stone of NFSU and CFSL campus in Raipur

On 22 June 2025 in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, Union Home Minister Amit Shah laid the foundation stone of the National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU) and Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) campus.

Summary

Union Home Minister Amit Shah laid the foundation stone of the National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU) and Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) campus in Raipur, Chhattisgarh on 22 June 2025, and virtually inaugurated NFSU Raipur's temporary campus. Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai was present. The NFSU campus will cost ₹145 crore and the CFSL ₹123 crore, a total of ₹268 crore, in New Raipur. Shah also marked the inauguration of i-HUB in Chhattisgarh. He said the new criminal laws make a forensic team's visit mandatory in all crimes punishable with more than seven years of imprisonment.

Key facts

Foundation stone
NFSU and CFSL campus, Raipur
Also
Temporary NFSU Raipur campus inaugurated virtually; i-HUB launched
Cost
NFSU ₹145 crore + CFSL ₹123 crore = ₹268 crore
New criminal laws
Forensic team visit mandatory for crimes punishable with over 7 years' imprisonment

Practice MCQs 4 questions

Q1

In which city did Amit Shah lay the foundation stone of an NFSU and CFSL campus on 22 June 2025?

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Correct answer: C — Raipur

PIB: Amit Shah laid the foundation stone of the NFSU and CFSL campus in Raipur, Chhattisgarh.

Q2 Advanced

What is the total investment in the NFSU campus and CFSL facility being set up in New Raipur?

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Correct answer: D — ₹268 crore

PIB: the NFSU campus costs ₹145 crore and the CFSL facility ₹123 crore, a total investment of ₹268 crore.

Q3 Advanced

Under the new criminal laws, as stated by Amit Shah in Raipur on 22 June 2025, a forensic team's visit is mandatory in all crimes punishable with imprisonment of more than how many years?

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Correct answer: C — Seven years

PIB: under the new criminal laws, the visit of a forensic science team has been made mandatory in all crimes punishable with more than seven years of imprisonment.

Q4 Advanced

Consider the following statements about Amit Shah's programme in Raipur on 22 June 2025: 1. He virtually inaugurated the temporary campus of NFSU Raipur. 2. The CFSL facility in New Raipur is being built at a cost of ₹145 crore. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Correct answer: A — 1 only

PIB: Amit Shah virtually inaugurated the temporary campus of NFSU Raipur; the CFSL facility costs ₹123 crore, while ₹145 crore is the NFSU campus cost. So 1 only.

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