Investigators have said they are yet to confirm whether singer Quazi Krishnakali Islam's housemaid committed suicide or was murdered.
The facts of the case can only be ascertained after the autopsy report is issued today.
Police also said the arrestee, Khalequr Rahman, Krishnakali’s husband, would not be facing further interrogation.
Sher-e-Bangla Nagar police station OC Gopal Gonesh Bishwas told the Dhaka Tribune yesterday that although the first information report and the physical appearance of the dead body did not indicate murder, police would wait until the autopsy before drawing any conclusion.
“We do not have any strong evidence yet and therefore he [Khalequr] will be produced before the court tomorrow [today] without a remand plea. But if the autopsy report shows anything different, the course of action will be changed,” he said.
Police detained Khalequr on Wednesday after he had taken the girl to the hospital. Later, he was shown arrested under section 54 and sent to the court on Thursday. The court granted the police two days for interrogation.
Jannat Akter Shilpi, 17, was found hanging from a ceiling fan at Krishnakali’s home at Mollapara, Taltala around 4:30pm on Wednesday.
Police said they found Khalequr's behaviour suspicious and a scratch mark on his face made the suspicions stronger.
However, Khalequr claimed that Shilpi committed suicide as his wife Krishnakali told her that she would send her back to her village as she did not work properly.
Anjan, a family friend of the arrestee, told the Dhaka Tribune that her family wanted her to be married against her will. So she was sent to the house through a woman named Rasheda, who is also a housemaid.
He claimed that the marks that were found on Khalequr's face had been seen from long ago.
Associate Professor Abul Khair of Dhaka Medical College Forensic Department said black spots had been found on the neck and back of the deceased in primary autopsy. However, it cannot be ascertained yet whether Shilpi had been a victim of torture.
To clear up the facts the lab will be conducting histopathology tests, the doctor said. Tissues collected from Shilpi's stomach and neck had been sent to a chemical laboratory at city's Mohakhali to confirm whether the girl was strangled to death or committed suicide, he added.
