THE evidence of gang rape of college student Sohagi Jahan Tonu that came out in her DNA report over the failure of the two-time earlier post-mortem reports that could not find any such evidence, came as a big surprise to the nation. It surfaced in the DNA report carried out by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) after the investigation was transferred to its hands from Police and Detective Branch. Meanwhile the results of the second post-mortem report carried out by physicians of Comilla Medical College Hospital (CMCH) remained withheld in the backdrop of the first report, also carried out by CMCH physicians, did not find sign of rape on her body. CMCH have rejected to publish the second time post-mortem report due to contradictory results appeared in the DNA report. It has come as a big shock to the nation as to why a same murder case is showing two results.DNA findings have identified three persons involvement in the blood sample. Police have so far interrogated 58 persons in connection with the murder. Meanwhile RAB have also carried out a shadow investigation but did not make the results so far known. With the new turn of the investigation as the DNA report has taken to light, not only the parents of the unfortunate girl but also the nation as a whole now believe that a breakthrough has been achieved to identify the rapists and killers by similar DNA test. The possibility of arresting the murderers is also within sight. But question arises as to why earlier post-mortem reports were not able to identify rape as the cause of the murder. It also raises the suspicion whether any power quarter is working from behind to mislead the investigation and deny the proper prosecution and trial of the offenders. Since the offence has taken place at a highly sensitive place within Comilla Cantonment, the suspicion is only getting stronger. “We’ve found samples of spermatozoa of three men on the dress and underwear of Tonu in the DNA test conducted at the CID’s Dhaka laboratory,” media report said quoting a CID official. Such statement is enough to remove doubt that Tonu was killed after being raped. We must say that the murderers must be nabbed as soon as possible and put on trial. We also want to make it clear that nothing should be allowed to mislead the final report on the killing of the ill-fated girl and trial of offenders whatever powerful they may be. It is sad that in our country the culture of impunity is allowing powerful people to escape from the catch of law and it may be true in this case also when the father of Tonu is a lower grade employee of the Cantonment Board. But we believe that the government must take note of the people’s anger and outcry and nobody will be able to misguide the process of law.
