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Discovery of 2 Unidentified Bodies Wrapped in Bedsheets
The bodies of two women was discovered as they were tied together, wrapped in a bedsheet and were left in one corner of a sugarcane field as reported by The Hindu
The incident took place in the Shamli District of Uttar Pradesh at the sugarcane fields of the Jaganpur Forest, and reported to the Kairana Police Station.
The bodies were discovered at 7PM in the month of May for the Year 2020, when the owner of the sugarcane field had come to irrigate the land.
The body was later taken to the forensic lab for further investigation. The Post Mortem Report informed that the victims were murdered on the night of May 18 to May 19 2020.
The police also wanted to investigate for any signs of rape but, as informed by then Superintendent of Police Vineet Jaiswal, there were no evidences of it in the body as they were murdered with heavy blunt objects.
Process of Investigation
In spite of tireless efforts by the authorities, they were not able to identify the victims bodies.
Several teams were sent to the nearby districts and neighboring states and as far as West Bengal, along with putting up posters across Haryana, Delhi, and Uttar Pradesh. Still, the case remained unresolved.
Multiple teams were dispatched to the borders of other states that adjoin Shamli, such as Karnal and Panipat in Haryana, and to other districts in Uttar Pradesh. The authorities also searched missing person reports, shared the victims’ photos through media and their Unify portal, sent teams to Madhya Pradesh and Delhi, and searched red-light areas in Haryana. The unidentified victims’ photos were also sent to local police stations. The authorities attempted to gather information through informants, but their efforts were unsuccessful according to the then Superintendent of Police, Vineet Jaiswal.
The Situation Now
It has been three years since any kind of progress has been made. The case got a ray of hope when the authorities found the splatters of blood inside the house of that was located near the sugarcane field where the unidentified bodies were recovered. The samples of the blood were collected and were sent to the forensic lab for examination but the blood samples recovered could not be developed forensically hence putting a stop again in the investigation process .
It is indeed a rare occasion to have lack of forensic evidence in solving the case. Advances in the forensic technology has improved significantly as it has the ability to identify the suspects of the crime who abandoned the unidentified bodies on the sugarcane fields even if it has been years since the occurrence of the crime.
Sudhir Kumar, a retired Deputy Superintendent of Police from Uttar Pradesh, highlighted the advancements in forensic labs, stating
“According to Sudhir Kumar, a retired Deputy Superintendent of Police from Uttar Pradesh, advancements in forensic labs have made it possible to obtain DNA even from a single preserved bone, even if it has been 10 years since the crime. In the past, accused individuals would claim to have washed off blood stains from their clothing, but now DNA can still be recovered even after washing the clothes multiple times.
As murders have already crossed three years, the authorities are still working hard to bring justice to the unidentified victims and their families. The police are urging the locals to provide any kind of leads that help to assist in the ongoing investigations.
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