Nadia rape case: CBI collects evidence from TMC leader’s home, to run DNA tests
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The CBI is planning to conduct DNA tests in the Hanskhali rape case to check whether the samples collected from the scene of crime match with those found on the accused arrested in the case.
The CBI is planning to conduct DNA tests in the Hanskhali rape case to check whether the samples collected from the scene of crime match with those found on the accused arrested in the case, an official of the agency said on Friday.
A class 9 student was allegedly raped on April 4 in Hanskhali in West Bengal's Nadia district during a birthday party at the house of the prime accused, a local TMC leader's son. She had died hours after the incident.
Her father filed a police complaint on April 10 and alleged that the accused had cremated her body after taking possession of it at gunpoint.
Two persons, including the local leader's son, have been arrested.
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Sleuths of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) revisited the house of the local leader on Friday morning to gather more evidence. They had collected samples from the spot the night before.
"We will collect DNA samples from the arrested accused and match those with the samples found from the spot. This will be a crucial step in our investigation. We will continue our search operations at different locations in Hanskhali," the officer told PTI over phone.
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