Age Determination of Prostitute Women by Radiological Investigation Devraj N A1, Chaudhari K M2,*, Pathak A G3, Gadhari R K1, Gavale P S4 1Assistant Professor, Dept. of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Shri Bhau Saheb Hire Government Medical College & General Hospital, Dhule, Maharashtra, India 2Associate Professor, Dept. of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Shri Bhau Saheb Hire Government Medical College & General Hospital, Dhule, Maharashtra, India 3Professor & Head, Dept. of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Shri Bhau Saheb Hire Government Medical College & General Hospital, Dhule, Maharashtra, India 4Assistant Lecturer, Dept. of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Shri Bhau Saheb Hire Government Medical College & General Hospital, Dhule, Maharashtra, India *Corresponding author: Dr. Kapileshwar M Chaudhari Associate Professor, Dept of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Shri B.H. Medical College, Dhule, Maharashtra. Email ID: drkapilc@rediff.com & drkapilc@yahoo.co.in, Mobile No-+919225765333
Online published on 8 February, 2019. Abstract Prostitution is an act or practice of engaging in promiscuous sexual relations especially for money. Investigating officer raided brothel house and captured 23 women and brought for age determination. By using standard procedure of Forensic Radiology, examining of ossification centers of all major bones such as clavicle, humers, radius-ulna, pelvis and femur, age of all the 23 women were determined. All of these 23 women were found to be more than 18 years old and among 2 of them were more than 24 to 27 years old. Top Keywords Prostitution, age determination, brothel, forensic radiology, and ossification centers. Top |