Tonu murder probe: Court orders DNA tests for two more individuals
A Cumilla court has ordered DNA tests for two more
individuals in connection with the much-discussed murder investigation of
Sohagi Jahan Tonu.
Although the order was issued on July 16 by Senior
Assistant Judicial Magistrate Mominul Haque of the Cumilla Sadar Court, the
matter was confirmed by the inspector at the office of the Chief Judicial
Magistrate’s Court in Cumilla, Sadequr Rahman, yesterday.
The two individuals are former army personnel Zahidul
Islam, 41, from Meghai village in Sirajganj, and Faisal Ahmed Rabbi, 32, from
Lakkhinagar-Rajapur area in Cumilla Sadar South upazila.
According to court documents, the order was issued
following a petition by Police Bureau of Investigation Inspector Tarikul Islam,
the investigating officer in the Tonu murder case.
Contacted by The Daily Star, PBI Inspector Tarikul
Islam said he had sought the court’s approval to obtain DNA samples from the
two former army personnel. Court sources said the two individuals are not
currently in police custody.
