Journalist Tuhin murder: Autopsy reveals 9 deep wounds from sharp weapons

The autopsy report on murdered journalist Asaduzzaman Tuhin has revealed nine severe wounds inflicted by sharp weapons to his neck, shoulders, chest, back, and arms.

The report, prepared on 9 August by the Forensic Department of Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmad Medical College Hospital in Gazipur, was later sent to police, the department's Assistant Professor Dr ANM Al Mamun said today (11 August).

Dr Mamun said the wounds varied in size but were equally deep and serious.

"One blow to Tuhin's left chest fractured his ribs, while another pierced through his back, punctured his lungs, and exited through the front of his chest. The attack also severed all arteries on the right side of his neck," he added.

Professor Dr Mazharul Haque, head of the department, said the chest injury was the deepest, and repeated blows shattered the bones in his left arm. 

He noted that any single one of the blows would have been sufficient to cause death, describing the attack as the work of a professional killer.

Tuhin, 38, a staff reporter for the daily Protidiner Kagoj, was hacked and had his throat slit near a tea stall inside Masjid Market at the busy Chandna Chowrasta intersection around 8pm last Thursday. 

He lived in a rented flat in Gazipur with his wife and two sons, and was originally from Vhatipara village in Fulbaria, Mymensingh.

Suspect confesses

Meanwhile, one of the eight suspects held in connection with the killing of journalist Tuhin in Gazipur has confessed in court to taking part in the murder.

Shahjalal, 32, from Antapur village in Homna upazila of Cumilla, admitted his involvement before Gazipur Metropolitan Magistrate Court-3 Judge Omar Haider yesterday afternoon, police said.

The confession was recorded under Section 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

Confirming the confession, Gazipur Metropolitan Court Police Inspector Ahsan Ullah Chowdhury said last Saturday, police produced the seven accused in the journalist murder before the court, seeking a 10-day remand. But the court granted two days remand. 

"After interrogation, the seven were brought to court at around 2:30pm today under tight security. Among them, Shahjalal voluntarily agreed to give a confessional statement in court. 

"He gave a detailed account of his role in the killing and named others involved," Inspector Ahsan said.

The other accused did not agree to confess, and police did not seek further remand for their interrogation. Therefore, the court ordered all the accused to be sent to prison, he added.

The other detainees are – Mizan alias Ketu Mizan, 35, of Jamalpur's Melandah; his wife Golapi, 25; Md Swadhin, 28, of Pabna's Faridpur; Al Amin, 21, of Khulna's Sonadanga; Md Foysal Hasan, 23, of Pabna's Chatmohar; and a man named Suman. 

Md Zahidul Hasan, additional police commissioner (administration and finance) of Gazipur Metropolitan Police, said a total of eight people have been arrested in the journalist murder case after being identified through CCTV footage, all locals involved in various criminal activities.

Six were held by the police, and two by the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB).

According to police, two separate cases have been filed over the incident – one by Tuhin's elder brother and another by the brother of Badsha Mia, who was injured in the initial attack.