Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said that the country's criminal justice system is entering a new phase, underlining the importance of strong forensic institutions to ensure a secure, transparent, and evidence-based framework, news agency ANI reported.

The minister, who is on a two-day visit to West Bengal, inaugurated the new building of the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) at Rajarhat in Kolkata.

In his address after the inauguration, Amit Shah said, "The Indian government is creating a secure, transparent and evidence-based criminal justice system... it is necessary that those who stop crime should be two steps ahead of the criminals. Our criminal justice system is entering a new era."