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After Nampally laboratory fire, State FSL director says evidence in sensitive cases retrieved

February 8, 2026

Published - February 08, 2026 01:34 pm IST - HYDERABAD Director of FSL Shikha Goel addressing a press conference at the Molecular Biology Unit Building in Hyderabad on February 8, 2026. | Photo Credit: Siddhant Thakur Telangana Forensic Science Laboratory Director Shikha Goel on Sunday (February 8, 2026) clarified that evidence linked to two high-profile cases at the centre of widespread rumours on social media remains safe and intact, following the fire that broke out at the laboratory in Nampally a day earlier. Addressing a press conference at the Molecular Biology Building just a few steps away from the accident site, Ms.

After Nampally laboratory fire, State FSL director says evidence in sensitive cases retrieved

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Goel said no material connected to the 2015 cash-for-vote case or the 2024 phone-tapping case had been destroyed in the fire, countering speculation and misinformation circulating online since the incident.
The fire broke out on Saturday (February 7, 2026) morning in the computer forensics laboratory located on the first floor of the Ground+2 building.
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Goel said the incident was first noticed by an employee, Sai Krishna, who saw smoke emanating from the computer forensics section.
A smoke detector immediately raised an alarm, following which fire tenders reached the spot within minutes and brought the situation under control.

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