ISSN: 2573-1734
Authors: Verma P*
In this research work we collect water samples from ten wells of different districts of Punjab region and made an attempt to identify the diatom species exists in wells by using different methods and techniques. Diatom plays an important role in establishing the death caused due to drowning. When a dead body is recover from water, a suspicion is generally there that weather the dead body is the case of ante-mortem or post-mortem drowning and weather the body was drowned before or after death. To identify the cause of the death in such cases, the presence of diatoms in the body tissues is very useful evidence. The presence of diatoms in the body is confirmed by various chemicals and other tests. The various types of diatoms found in the dead body tissues is compared with types of diatoms present in water bodies from the corpse is recovered to determine the scene of incident for reconstruction of events. By evaluating all these significant aspects and supportive evidence the conclusion is given.
Keywords: Diatoms; Drowning; Acid Digestion Method
