Journal of Forensic Research

Basanta Raj Pokharel

Publications

• Case Report
  A Pioneer Case Study on Identification of Infant Rhinoceros Horn
  Author(s): Dinesh Kumar Jha, Sandeep Kumar Gupta, Nirajan Thapa Kshetry, Raju Panday and Basanta Raj PokharelDinesh Kumar Jha, Sandeep Kumar Gupta, Nirajan Thapa Kshetry, Raju Panday and Basanta Raj Pokharel
  
  Objective: To investigate the authenticity of infant Rhino horn sample from morphometric, microscopic, genetic and phylogenetic studies. Methods: A suspected rhino horn sample (11 cm × 13 cm) was sent to the laboratory for identification. Relevant morphometric data of sample were taken. Similarly, established methods for microscopic examination of rhino horn were adopted. Using standard universal primer, a part of Cytochrome b (Cyt b) and 12S rRNA was amplified from sample, sequenced and aligned using BLAST of the GenBank (NCBI) and in-house reference database available at Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, India for decisive confirmation of species. Results: Morphometric analysis showed the sample was oval, dome shaped with a bony part which was supported by upper skin. Presence of filamentous units is t.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2157-7145.1000374

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