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Age based perception towards ethical issues and challenges involved in forensic examination of burned dead bodies in India through forensic autopsy

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Author Affiliations

  • 1Saveetha School of Law, Saveetha Institute of medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
  • 2Saveetha School of Law, Saveetha Institute of medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India

Int. Res. J. Social Sci., Volume 9, Issue (3), Pages 14-19, July,14 (2020)

Abstract

Every birth and death that takes places in the India is solemnized by virtue of culture and religious practices. However, when a suspicion arises with respect to the nature of death or the action that has resulted in death, a forensic autopsy is carried out. Post mortem and forensic examination of the deceased bodies are considered to be an unholy action violating cultural and religious practices of individual communities. Several media and news reports have shown the agitation towards forensic autopsies, people in both rural and urban India have shown a negative impact and opinion towards forensic autopsy. The situation appears magnified when it is focused over burned corpses and thus an ambiguity on public opinion prevails. Therefore this research aims to analyze the opinion of public towards forensic examination of burned bodies through medico legal autopsy having relationship with age group. By virtue of using non probability convince sampling method and using chi square and correlation methods it could be found out that there is a significant and contrasting relationship between public opinion on forensic examination of burnt bodies through autopsies and age groups. It could also be found out that The younger generation has a tendency to agree and gives a positive opinion towards removing parts of bone or the bone as a whole for the reason for forensic autopsy yet the older generation tends to give a negative opinion towards removing bones or parts for the motivation behind forensic examination of a burnt bodies. Therefore the study recommends that Educational awareness should be carried out by the public so that public can understand the main reason for examination.

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