Written by: Express News Service
2 min readChandigarhJan 8, 2011 01:27 AM IST
First published on: Jan 8, 2011 at 01:27 AM IST
A three-hour post mortem of Khushpreet’s body established that the five-year-old had been strangulated to death on January 4. Although the forensic examination of samples might “take a while to come”,the initial findings by the team of doctors have revealed that he was killed a day before his body was recovered.
The post-mortem was conducted a team of four doctors at the Government Multi Specialty Hospital (GMSH),Sector 16 (GMSH-16). The team took around eight samples from Khushpreet’s body,which would be sent to the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL),Chandigarh.
“The doctors took samples from his lungs,heart,kidney and hair. These samples will now go through different tests and the results may take almost a month to come,” said sources. “ After the final report,we will be able to give more details about the case.”
“There was also no external injury and the boy had also taken food almost three hours before strangulation,” the finding reveal. “The food was found in the stomach.” The post mortem started at 1 pm after the family members,including Khuspreet’s father Lakhbir Singh,reached the hospital along with senior civil and police officials. Lakhbir gave his written consent after which the post mortem was conducted.
As the post mortem was going,UT Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Naunihal Singh came out to talk to reporters. “Someone has spread the rumour that Khuspreet’s father Lakhbir has suffered an heart attack,which is not true. He is hale and hearty,” the SSP said. A few minutes later,Khuspreet’s father too emerged near the barricade and asked the people in the city to maintain peace.
At around 4.15 pm,the body was taken to cremation ground in an ambulance escorted by a heavy police contingent.
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