Sagar Biswas :The positive DNA test report of Comilla College girl Sohagi Jahan Tonu shows a silver lining in the cloud about getting justice in the sensational murder with bringing the murderers to book without wasting any time.The expectation grows much stronger when Law Minister Anisul Haque provided legal assurance about the quick justice in Tonu murder case. “To get quick justice, the case of Tonu murder could be taken to Speedy Trial Tribunal. It’s an important case. It has sensitized public mind,” the Minister said on Tuesday. He said, “People want justice in this case. Taking these relevant matters under consideration, the Home Ministry can take step to send the case to Speedy Trial Tribunal.”Not only that, the same expectation was also reflected in victim’s parents’ statement. “We are satisfied with the DNA test report. Hope, we will get justice. We are now waiting to see the actual killers to be brought to justice,” Tonu’s father Year Hossain said yesterday.Meanwhile, the case has taken a sharp turn after the prime investigation agency – Criminal Investigation Department [CID] – on Monday night announced that she was raped before being killed, as per the report of DNA test.”We had sent cloths of Tonu to CID Laboratory for DNA test, when the doctors of forensic department of Comilla Medical College didn’t preserve any sample after the first post mortem. After examining, the CID lab experts have found samples of spermatozoa of three males in the victim’s cloths [underwear],” Dr Nazmul Alam Khan, CID Special Superintendent [Comilla], said.He said, “Now, we will test the DNA samples of the suspected persons for matching to identify the real culprits. Officials of Crime Scene Unit of CID brought the DNA and other body samples, including teeth and nails, to CID Laboratory where Dr Prosad conducted the second autopsy along with Dr Omar Faruk and Sharmin Sultana.”Interestingly, the statement of CID directly contradicts the first post mortem report and inquest report of the victim prepared by the physicians of Comilla Medical College. In both reports, the forensic experts did not find any mark of injury or symptom of rape, whereas, the victim’s family members several times claimed that she was tortured and raped before murder.When asked about two ‘dissimilar’ reports of two post mortems, the Law Minister said, “I can’t make any comment on the issue while holding an important post. But I can say that the autopsy report is the part of investigation. The police will give their comments over the dissimilar post mortem reports, when they will submit final report in the court.””I’m not sure about the outcome, if anyone applies to the court raising complaint about the post mortem reports. It’s totally under the jurisdictions of the court,” the Minister further said.Meanwhile, the investigators could not crack the sensational murder case of Tonu, though more than two months have been elapsed in the meantime.CID interrogated over a dozen persons to unearth the mystery, but nobody was nabbed in connection with the murder till the date. On contrary, the CID officials quizzed parents and other family members of victims for several times in the name of investigation. It is to be noted that, Dr Nazmul Alam Khan after disclosure of the first post mortem report told The New Nation that he believed Tonu was raped before being killed, though forensic experts of Comilla Medical College did not find any evidence of physical assault.Recently, Tonu’s mother Anwara Begum pointed finger towards two army personnel, one Sergeant Zahid and another Sipahi Zahid, for their alleged involvement in the heinous crime. But the investigators did not pay any heed to the point. On March 30, the body of victim was exhumed from the grave for post mortem for the second time.The body of Tonu, second year student of the History Department of Comilla Victoria College and member of Victoria College Theatre, was found in a bush beside a culvert inside the Mainamoti Cantonment in Comilla on March 20.
