Media Release

Mangaluru, Jan 19: The Post Graduate Department of Criminology and Forensic Science, School of Social Work, Roshini Nilaya, in collaboration with Trinity Forensic Investigation, organized an inter-collegiate Treasure Hunt and Debate competition on the topic - ‘Does Capital Punishment Deter Rape in India’ on January 16, . The programme was conducted in honour of the late Dr B Ashoka, on his birth anniversary. Students and faculty from Yenepoya (Deemed to be University) and the department of Forensic Science and Criminology at Srinivas Institute of Medical Sciences attended and participated in the event.

In the programme began post lunch, Dr Saritha D’Souza, HOD of Criminology and Forensic Science, School of Social Work, gave the opening address. She introduced the program and gave an insight into the purpose of this event. Dr Juliet C J principal of the School of Social Work gave the presidential address in which she addressed the need for raising awareness on the issue. This was followed by a video presentation by the second year CFS students. Following the video presentation both the Debate and Treasure Hunt Competitions began simultaneously.

The Treasure Hunt was organized in the campus premises, with a total of 32 participants divided into 8 teams of 4 each. The Debate Competition was organized into 2 rounds and had a total of 20 participants, out of whom 8 were selected for the second round. The participants passionately argued both in favour of and against the topic of capital punishment and rape. Asha Lobo and Dr Sebastian K V were the judges for the event, while Swathi Shetty, assistant professor of Forensic Science at Srinivas of oversaw the debate as the moderator. Neha Namdeo, second year student of the post graduate department of Criminology and Forensic science School of Social Work and Joycel Rodrigues, second year student of the under graduate department of Criminology and Forensic science Srinivas Institute of Medical Sciences were the emcees of the day.