Priyanka Singh, Ph.D. in Forensic Science and visiting faculty member in Amity Institute of Forensic Science at Amity University. She is recipient of Senior Research Fellowship from Bureau of Police Research and Development, Ministry of home Affairs, Government of India. Her doctoral research focusses on role of Police and victims of sexual assault. Dr. Priyanka has 7 years of research experience in the field of criminology and forensic Science. She also serves as visiting faculty and encompasses multidisciplinary approach in the fields of toxicology, serology and forensic psychology. She holds a master degree in forensic science and a graduate in Biotechnology.

Reporting of sexual assault cases on time is one of the major step which helps in proper investigation of the case. The proportion of fair investigation varies in the cases of child and adult abuse. This study demonstrates some dominating factors which create obstruction in reporting such cases like judicial proceedings, psychological factors, societal acceptance and severity of the case. It has been concluded that delayed reporting is associated with less number of valuable evidences, unavailable witnesses that leads to late judicial proceedings , social status and the degree of physical and mental illness.