A Dhaka court has ordered the chief of CID's analysis department to conduct DNA profiling and chemical tests of the evidences seized from the house of the two deceased siblings in the capital's Banasree.
Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Kazi Kamrul Islam passed the order following two petitions filed by Rampura police station Sub-Inspector Somen Kumar Barua, General Recording Officer SI Md Aminur Rahman told the Dhaka Tribune.
In the petitions, the investigating officer sought the court's order on conducting DNA profiling test of bed sheet, pillow cover, tissue paper and blanket while chemical test of the food and water bottle ordered from a Chinese restaurant.
The siblings -- Nusrat Jahan, 14, and Alvi Aman, 6 -- died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Monday night, hours after they ate food bought from a Chinese restaurant.
Autopsy findings suggests that the two deceased siblings who were initially thought to have died from food poisoning in the capital’s Banasree, might have actually been strangled to death.
Related stories:
* Banasree siblings might have been strangled
* 2 kids die after allegedly eating Chinese food
DMC forensic department Lecturer Dr Prodeep Biswash, who conducted autopsies of the siblings, told journalists that both children had injury marks on their throats. Nusrat also had blood in her eyes and Alvi had injury marks on one of his legs.
However, the cause of death can only be confirmed after result from the viscera test comes in, the doctor added.
No case was filed with the police station concerned as of Wednesday afternoon.