GEQD

GEQD stands for Government Examiner of Questioned Documents. It was established for the first time at Calcutta by then British Government of Bengal in the year 1904. Later it was shifted to Shimla in 1906. The main aim behind opening of GEQD was to examine the documents related to Indian Independence Movement. It was established by britishers to identify handwritings on secret documents connected to the  freedom fighters associated with the Indian National Movement. After Metropolitan Police Laboratory, UK, which was established in the year 1902, it is world’s second oldest forensic science laboratory in the world.

There are three GEQDs namely- GEQD Shimla, GEQD Kolkata and GEQD Hyderabad. Presently these three, GEQD Shimla, GEQD Kolkata and GEQD Hyderabad has been merged with CFSL, Chandigarh, Kolkata and Hyderabad respectively.

Second GEQD was established in Kolkata in 1966 and third was established at Hyderabad in 1968.

C.R. Hardless was appointed as the first GEQD. Then, he was replaced by F. Brewster, a Police Officer from West Bengal CID and afterwards Mr. S.N. Sen was the first Indian to took over this place in 1949.

Organization Set up of GEQD

Objectives of GEQD

1. Analysis of handwriting on secret documents
2. Comparison of signatures
3. Handwriting comparison
4. Ransom notes examination
5. Suicide notes analysis
6. Personal diary and other writings