Signed by Deputy Secretary Tausif Ahmed, the official order also directed the reallocation of two additional police officials. Deputy Commissioner of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police Md. Aslam Uddin was reassigned to Police Headquarters as a Training Reserve officer, while Additional Superintendent of Police Md. Nurul Amin from the Noakhali Police Training Centre was transferred to the Khagrabari Armed Police Battalion and Specialised Training Centre.

This administrative shake-up follows intense public scrutiny over the handling of the horrific crime on 23 August, where retired schoolteacher Ganapati Chakraborty Jewel, his wife Pritilata Chakraborty, and their two children—Agami Chakraborty and Ayush Chakraborty—were brutally murdered in their home. Concerns multiplied as discrepancies emerged between initial police statements and preliminary medical findings, particularly regarding whether the couple’s daughter, Agami Chakraborty, suffered sexual assault before her death.

Speculation intensified after a concealed-camera broadcast by a private television channel featured statements from a mortuary assistant, known locally as a dome, who assisted with the autopsies. The covert recording captured the morgue worker alluding to the presence of semen and hinting at potential sexual assault indicators on Agami’s body. He allegedly suggested that medical reports would dictate the official narrative to avoid complications. Forensic experts caution, however, that a morgue assistant’s informal remarks hold no legal or scientific weight, noting that sexual assault allegations require rigorous DNA testing, forensic laboratory analysis, and definitive medical confirmation.

Earlier, during a press briefing following the arrests of two suspects—identified as Mugdhadas and Siddhartha Das—former Commissioner Mabud asserted that the killings stemmed from a dispute over drug use on the rooftop. According to police accounts, the accused confessed under Section 164 before the case was transferred from local police to the Detective Branch. However, investigators made no mention of sexual assault during their initial briefings, creating an information gap that quickly fueled public suspicion.

Contradictions also surfaced regarding physical trauma. While police initially claimed that Agami’s jaw was fractured due to ropes being pulled tightly around her face and neck, the primary autopsy surgeon, Dr. Bablu Kumar Biswas, explicitly stated that examination revealed no evidence of a broken jaw. The doctor confirmed that all four victims died primarily from asphyxiation, while fluids found near the face were attributed to natural decomposition rather than chemical substances, with biological samples dispatched for specialized laboratory testing.

Adding to the complexity, grieving relatives have contested the police narrative concerning the motive behind the tragedy. Beyond the initial claims of a confrontation over drug consumption, family members raised alternative allegations involving extortion disputes linked to local construction work. As investigative oversight shifts to new leadership, public pressure mounts for complete transparency, thorough forensic validation, and an uncompromised quest for justice.