Determination Of Stature And Gender Perception From The Length Of Middle Finger Of North Indian Population In Age Group Of 20-30 Years

Research Article
Kangana Aggarwal., Amit Chauhan and Shukla S K
DOI: 
http://dx.doi.org/10.24327/ijrsr.2018.0903.1865
Subject: 
science
KeyWords: 
Age group, gender determination, population, finger length, estimation etc.
Abstract: 

In present time of advancement, the traditional methods of identification have become out of the analytical process yet so many times, these methods have proven their significance level during the investigation. At scene of occurrence, evidences are recovered in several forms such as physical, chemical, biological, distorted, Skelton remains etc are recovered. A very small amount of any evidence or minutiae detail can help to solve any type of case during investigation. It is a necessity to establish certain methods or techniques or to follow any existing method/technique to solve cases involving dead bodies. Among all the interested field, anthropology has taken up the vast interest of experts, researchers and scientists has led to practice traditional analytical methods. These methods have proven their significance over traditional methods over modern ones. Even the remains of dead bodies can give significant clues to interpret and solve the case. In this present study, we used the method to determine the stature of an individual and gender perception from the length of middle finger conducted in the Northern population India in age group of 20-30 years. From this study, we were able to conclude the suspect/culpritstatureon the basis of the of their middle finger which will help in conviction through legal proceedings.