Guwahati, 15th June: A recent forensic report has revealed that Faizan Ahmed, a student from IIT Kharagpur and native of Assam, was both stabbed and shot before his death, suggesting a murder conspiracy. The report was conducted by retired forensic expert Dr. Ajay Kumar Gupta.
Dr. Gupta’s examination identified a gunshot wound on the upper left side of Faizan’s neck and a stab wound on the right side. These injuries were not noted during the initial police investigation or the first postmortem at Midnapore Medical College on October 15, 2022.
Faizan’s family had voiced suspicions of foul play three days before his body was found. Adding to the confusion, the room where Faizan’s body was discovered was not his assigned hostel room.
Responding to these concerns, the Calcutta High Court ordered a second postmortem on May 27, 2023, which took place at the Kolkata Police Morgue. This second examination found that Faizan’s right temporal bone was missing, matching photos taken when his body was first discovered. The report also dismissed earlier poisoning claims.
On March 29, 2023, the Calcutta High Court had directed the exhumation of Faizan’s remains from Dibrugarh, Assam, for a comprehensive forensic analysis by Dr. Gupta. His decomposed remains were sent to the Kolkata Police morgue on May 24, 2024.
Dr. Gupta is expected to submit his final report later this month. The case will be heard next week by the Calcutta High Court, now under Justice Amrita Sinha.
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