Staff Reporter :
The second autopsy of Comilla Victoria College student Sohagi Jahan Tonu has found evidence of “sexual intercourse” before her death.
Dr Kamoda Proshad Saha, Head of Comilla Medical College Hospital’s Forensic Department who headed Tonu’s second autopsy, confirmed it to the Media on Saturday.
“The body was highly decomposed and, as such, the cause of death could be determined by circumstantial evidences and further investigation,” Dr Kamoda Proshad said.
Replying to a question whether the girl was raped before her death, he said, “It could be understood from the sexual intercourse.” “The autopsy board didn’t find any injury mark in her body as the autopsy was done 10 days after the death and the body got decomposed. So, the cause of death couldn’t be mentioned,” said Dr Proshad. He also suggested law enforcers to conduct further investigation to ascertain the cause of her death. The three-member board of Comilla Medical College submitted the second autopsy report to the CID at the latter’s office about 11am on Sunday. Faruk Hossain, a staff of the Forensic Department, went to the Comilla office of the CID about 10.45am and handed over the report to Assistant Sub-Inspector Mosharraf Hossain. On June 7, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) submitted the full report of the DNA test, conducted on Tonu’s body, to the Medical Board formed for her second autopsy.
Earlier, a court here ordered the CID to give the DNA report of the two samples-teeth and spermatozoa-out of total seven samples to the Medical Board upon pleas filed by the Board.
On March 30, Tonu’s body was exhumed from her grave for collecting DNA sample, fresh postmortem and proper investigation into the case.
Later, members of Crime Scene Unit of CID brought the DNA and other samples of teeth, nails and body to Dhaka for examination. On April 4, doctors of Forensic Department at Comilla Medical College Hospital in their first autopsy, conducted by Dr Sharmin Sultana, did not find any cause of death or any evidence of rape before Tonu’s death.
Tonu was a second year History Department student of Comilla Victoria College. Her body was found about 400 yards from her house inside Comilla Cantonment on the night of March 20, according to her family members.
The murder of Tonu created a huge uproar of protest throughout the country.
