Nagpur: Union home minister Amit Shah will perform the bhoomipuja and lay the foundation stone for the permanent campus of the National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU) in Nagpur.The event will also include the virtual inauguration of the university’s transit campus. Shah will also perform the bhoomipuja for Swasti Niwas, a residential facility for cancer patients and their caregivers at the National Cancer Institute.Around 600 personnel, including city police, home guards, and the State Reserve Police Force, have been deployed for Shah’s visit. Sources stated that strict anti-sabotage checks and other protocols are being implemented. In light of a threat mail intercepted by intelligence agencies, the city police have taken additional security measures for chief minister Devendra Fadnavis. Special intelligence units, the State ATS, and other covert security mechanisms have been activated.A senior official confirmed that strict access control protocols have been established at the event venue.The new NFSU campus is being developed at Chicholi in Nagpur on a 50-acre land parcel allotted by the Maharashtra govt. This will be the 11th NFSU campus and the first in the Vidarbha. Several senior leaders and dignitaries, including CM Fadnavis, Union minister Nitin Gadkari, revenue minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule, Union home secretary Govind Mohan, Maharashtra chief secretary Sujata Saunik, and NFSU vice-chancellor Dr JM Vyas are expected to attend the ceremony.Headquartered in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, NFSU is the world’s first and only university dedicated to forensic and investigative sciences. The Nagpur campus will begin operations in the academic year 2025–26, offering five courses in forensic sciences and cybersecurity. Officials stated that the campus will play a crucial role in training skilled forensic professionals and supporting law enforcement agencies through scientific crime investigation, thereby contributing to faster and more accurate delivery of justice.The Ministry of Home Affairs has sanctioned a grant of ₹120 crore for the Nagpur sub-centre, to be disbursed over 2025–2028. While construction begins at the permanent site in Chicholi, the campus will initially function from the Bharosa Cell office located at Parsodi–Subhash Nagar.
