The results obtained in the current preliminary study were in accordance to many other researchers who also demonstrated the potential of many other common powders for effective latent print development. Kumari et al.7 presented a new powdering method (synthetic food and festival color – gulal) for the development of latent fingerprints on different substrates as preliminary studies and observed that the application of colors to latent finger prints gives clear results particularly on aluminum matrices. Garg et al.8 used, turmeric powder, a common ingredient in Indian food, to decipher the latent fingerprints on nine different substrates and found that it gives very clear results in majority of the surfaces.