An autopsy has revealed nine deep wounds on the body of journalist Asaduzzaman Tuhin, the Forensic Department of Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmad Medical College Hospital in Gazipur confirmed in a report submitted to police on Sunday night.
According to the report, the injuries — found on his throat, neck, chest, back and arms — were inflicted with a sharp weapon.
On Monday, Shahjalal, one of the accused in Tuhin’s murder case, gave a confessional statement before Gazipur Metropolitan Court-3 Judge Omar Haidar. All seven accused were produced before the court after a two-day remand and were subsequently sent to jail.
Dulal Chandra Das, sub-inspector of Bason Police Station and investigating officer of the case, said important information was gleaned from the accused during remand.
Tuhin, 38, a staff reporter at the Mymensingh-based Dainik Protidiner Kagoj, was killed on Thursday night at Chandana Intersection in Gazipur city.
A case was filed at Bason Police Station the following day. Police arrested seven people — Mizan alias Ketu Mizan, his wife Parul Akter alias Gopali, Al-Amin, Md Shahjalal, Md Foysal Hasan, Sumon alias Sabbir, and Shahidul — after reviewing CCTV footage.