Advanced technology solved over 700 cold cases by 'Pappilon Finger printing

Hyderabad: Automated Fingerprint Identification System( AFIS) equipment is now geared up in to new Papillon fingerprinting application, operated by the state department has solved 294 cases and has identified 20 bodies this year. The new advanced technology has made slab imprinting a bygone collection method. 

Compared to last year wherein the AFIS software was used in solving 175 cases and identifying 23 bodies, there has been an increase in the crimes solved this year. A total of 365 scenes of crime were served for examination along with collection of chance prints last year.

In India only Telangana state department is using this software. This software provides high resolution clear and detailed prints for the uses.An official from the State Fingerprinting Department said, “Nearly 700 cases that had turned cold as the system was unable to formulate prints and give matchable results, have now seen the light of solvability. 

 The software invalidates any environmental factors that may otherwise interfere with the capturing of the print. For example, worn-out skin captured from a person whose fingers have been exposed to heavy machinery work or agricultural work can still be recorded accurately. The Papillon device also eliminates moisture properties via its optics software, thereby being able to clearly capture prints from hands that may have grease, moisture or sweat. The image capture quality is compliant with Federal Bureau of Investigation of the United States, along with international image quality specifications.

From accidental prints to full prints this software has the ability to match the collected print to dozen others in the database.