Police are confident that Fardin Iftekhar Dihan alone was responsible for the rape and murder of the O-level student at his residence in Dhaka's Kalabagan area, but they are still waiting for the arrival of the DNA test results.
DNA samples and swabs were collected for laboratory tests on Friday and it will take two or three days to get the results, they said.
Police said Dihan had a plan and intentionally called the victim to his house. He had admitted that he had developed a friendly relationship with the girl “which may turn into a love affair.”
Abul Hasan, assistant commissioner (New Market Zone) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police said Dihan had already confessed before a Dhaka Court.
“But we cannot reveal the full details before the press as this is a matter currently under investigation,” he added.
“The meeting at the residence was upon mutual understanding, but she was raped,” he further said, mentioning there was no evidence of a third person during the incident at the flat.
“However, the DNA test result will ascertain if Dihan was alone or not.”
He said that police were looking for the caretaker of the apartment. “We are not saying that he was certainly involved. But he could be a reliable source for the happenings of the day outside the flat. He saw the victim enter the flat and exit as well.”
