Abstract
Background:Finger printing is an absolute method of identification. Recovery of finger prints from a crime scene is an important method of Forensic identification. Human finger prints are detailed, unique, difficult to alter, easily classifiable and durable over life making them stable and long-termtool of human identification. Methods: Thiscross-sectionalstudy was conducted on 95,3rdyear MBBSstudents ofAyub Medical College Abbottabadfrom December2014 to August 2015 to establish the frequency of left hand thumb imprints by rolling and plain method. Results:Study shows Loops among most common finger print pattern in 55 (58%) students out of 95, followed by whorls 33 (35%), arches 5 (5%) and composite 2 (2%).Conclusion: It is thus concluded that most common finger print pattern is loops followed by whorls, arches and composite
