The ongoing investigation into the horrific quadruple murder of retired teacher Ganapati Chakraborty and three members of his family in Rangpur has taken a dramatic turn following contradictory statements regarding whether his daughter, Agami Chakraborty, was sexually assaulted before her death.
Surreptitiously recorded footage broadcast by Ekattor Television features a morgue assistant—who assisted during the post-mortem examinations—claiming that evidence of sexual assault was detected on Agami’s body. Specifically, the assistant mentioned hearing of semen traces retrieved from the deceased. He noted, however, that official medical findings must defer strictly to whatever the forensic pathologist documents in the final autopsy report. He further indicated that a specialist team alongside a magistrate were scheduled to travel from Dhaka, adding that his years of morgue experience often allow him to identify certain physical indicators upon immediate visual inspection.
Despite these unsettling claims, law enforcement authorities have not confirmed any sexual violence. Legal experts and medical professionals emphasize that oral assertions made by morgue staff cannot serve as conclusive evidence. A definitive determination of sexual assault requires official post-mortem documentation, comprehensive laboratory testing of biological samples, DNA profiling, and expert forensic evaluation.
The emergence of the assistant’s comments has drawn sharp attention to discrepancies between the early police narrative and ongoing medical observations. In their initial briefings, police made no reference to sexual assault. According to the original police account, the violence erupted after family members confronted two individuals, Mugdha Das and Siddhartha Das, over taking Yaba on the rooftop. Police stated that the suspects first murdered Ganapati Chakraborty before subsequently killing his wife Pritilata, daughter Agami, and son Ayush. Investigators further reported that the perpetrators looted gold jewellery and deliberately ransacked the house to mislead detectives.
Both Mugdha Das and Siddhartha Das were apprehended shortly after the crime and recorded confessional statements in court under Section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. To ensure a more exhaustive inquiry, the case was subsequently transferred from local precinct officers to the Detective Branch (DB).
Physical evidence collected during the autopsy has raised additional questions regarding the accuracy of early law enforcement statements:
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Jaw Fracture Claims: Police initially reported that a rope tied tightly around Agami’s neck and face had fractured her jaw and caused her eyes to bulge. However, the examining pathologist, Dr Bablu Kumar Biswas, publicly stated that preliminary medical findings revealed no evidence of a broken jaw.
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Fluid Near the Mouth: Addressing speculation over a chemical or acidic substance observed near the victim’s mouth, Dr Biswas clarified that the fluid likely resulted from natural post-mortem decomposition rather than chemical exposure.
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Motive Behind the Murders: Relatives of the deceased have openly questioned the police theory regarding rooftop drug use. Family members suggest that an ongoing extortion dispute linked to residential construction on the property may have motivated the killings.
With laboratory tests on collected forensic samples still pending, investigators are awaiting official laboratory results to establish whether sexual assault occurred and to reconcile the anatomical findings with the suspects’ confessions. The Detective Branch inquiry remains active as authorities work to clarify the precise sequence of events leading to the family’s death.
