State Forensic Team Collects DNA Samples from Five Suspects in Kamakhya Temple Human Sacrifice Case
Sub-Headlines:
- Five suspects' DNA was recovered in the Kamakhya temple human sacrifice investigation.
- A state forensic team assists in the investigation of a high-profile homicide.
- Suspects who have been arrested and who are being collected DNA samples by Jalukbari police
- Investigation into the case of the missing 64-year-old woman who had attended an event at the Kamakhya temple is still underway.
The state forensic team collected DNA samples from five suspects who were detained on Wednesday in connection with the high-profile murder case at Kamakhya temple in Guwahati in 2019. For their suspected involvement in the human sacrifice event that happened on June 19, 2019, during Ambubachi Mela at Joy Durga Mandir in Kamakhya, the suspects, Mata Prasad Pandey (50), Suresh Paswan (56), Kanu Acharjee (62), Bhaivaram Maoriva (60), and Pradeep Pathak (52), were detained. The suspect was escorted by the Jalukbari police to the city's forensic science facility where DNA samples were being taken.
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Earlier, Diganta Barah, the commissioner of police in Guwahati, spoke during a news conference about the event. Barah claims that on June 19, a beheaded body of an unnamed woman was found on the Joy Durga Mandir's stairs. A case was then filed with the Jalukbari Police Station, and a comprehensive investigation was started. The victim's son, Suresh Shaw, from Tatipara in West Bengal's Hooghly, recognised the woman as his mother, Santi Shaw (64), on July 28, 2019, based on her attire and other identifying characteristics.
After visiting the Ambubachi Mela in Kamakhya, Suresh's mother vanished, prompting Suresh to look for her. A special police squad was formed to look into the event, according to Barah.
