Murder of Sohagi Jahan Tonu

Murder of Sohagi Jahan Tonu refers to the rape and murder of Sohagi Jahan Tonu, a Bangladeshi student.[1][2]

History

Tonu was a 19-year-old student of Comilla Victoria College.[3] Her father was an employee of Comilla Cantonment board.[4] Her dead body was found on 20 March 2016 in Comilla Cantonment.[5] She had gone to study at a private tutors when she disappeared.[6]

Investigation

Tonu's father Yaar Hossain filed a murder case with Kotwali Model Police Station in Comilla against persons unknown. The police transferred the case to Detective Branch.[7] The case was handed out to the Criminal Investigation Department on 1 April 2016. The first autopsy found no evidence of rape or murder, which was released on 4 April 2016.[8] The report created controversy. Bangladesh High Court ordered a second autopsy.[3] The initial autopsy was conducted in Chittagong Medical College.[9] She was buried in Mirzapur, in Muradnagar Upazila, Comilla District.[10]

The Second autopsy conducted in Comilla Medical College Hospital had found evidence of rape.[11] A DNA test conducted under the Criminal Investigation Department found evidence of rape through DNA testing on May 2016.[5] The Semen from three men was found in Tonu's underwear by the crime lab of CID.[12]

Protests

The murder created nationwide protests in Bangladesh and stated a social media movement.[13][14] Protests took places in campuses all over Bangladesh and Bangladesh Students Union led protest to the Prime Ministers office.[15][16] In a protest in Shahbagh Square, Imran H Sarker, convener of the Gonojagaran Mancha said that the blogger Nazimuddin Samad had murdered by government collusion in order to divert attention from the killing of Tonu.[17][18]

References

  1. ↑ "Women train in self-defence in Dhaka for protection against sexual assaults". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "'Pressure on Tonu's family to confess'". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  3. 1 2 "CID say Tonu was raped before murder". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  4. ↑ "CID interrogates 5 over Tonu murder". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  5. 1 2 "Tonu murder: DNA test finds evidence of rape". The Daily Star. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  6. ↑ "4 more quizzed over Tonu murder". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  7. ↑ "No headway in Tonu murder probe in 10 months". The Daily Star. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  8. ↑ "Seven months into Tonu murder: Family losing hope of getting justice". Dhaka Tribune. 24 October 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  9. ↑ "Tonu's parents want to meet PM over her murder case". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  10. ↑ "Tonu murder: Demand for police investigation of a mystery number keeps growing". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  11. ↑ "Tonu's 2nd autopsy finds evidence of 'sexual assault'". The Daily Star. 12 June 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  12. ↑ "DNA test finds rape evidence". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  13. ↑ "Don't forget Tonu". The Daily Star. 25 March 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  14. ↑ "Army helping in probe into Tonu murder". The Daily Star. 26 March 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  15. ↑ "Tonu killing: March to PMO stopped, strike called". The Daily Star. 31 March 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  16. ↑ "Protest continues demanding justice for Tonu". The Daily Star. 30 March 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  17. ↑ "Nazim killed to divert attention from Tonu murder: Imran". The Daily Star. 7 April 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  18. ↑ "Killing of Nazim to divert attention from Tonu murder: Imran". Daily Sun. 7 April 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
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