Sohagi Jahan Tonu, a 19-year-old student and theater activist, was found dead in a bush near the power house of the Comilla Cantonment on March 20, 2016.
– Her father filed a murder case against unknown accused at the Comilla Kotwali Model Police Station.
– The investigation agency has changed four times and the investigation officer has changed six times over the past 9 years.
– The latest investigation officer, Md. Tariqul Islam, visited the crime scene with a PBI team and spoke to Tonu’s family members, promising to investigate the case seriously.
– Tonu’s family is frustrated with the lack of progress in the investigation, despite multiple changes in investigation officers.
– The CID found sperm from three men on Tonu’s clothes in 2017, but no arrests have been made.
– The case has been handed over to the PBI, and the investigation is ongoing.
Report Date: 7th April 2025
Source: Prothom Alo
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