DHANGADI, Jan. 10 -- After questions being raised repeatedly on the authenticity of the vaginal swab collected from rape and murder victim Nirmala Panta of Bhimdatta Municipality, police have collected blood sample of her mother Durgadevi Panta for testing.
As most of the evidences have been destroyed, police have been relying on the vaginal swab as the only evidence to find the perpetrator. What made the people question the authenticity of the evidence is the repeated failure of the DNA tests, even of those who had apparently admitted to their involvement in the crime.
Police agreed to take the blood sample of Nirmala's mother after continuous request from her family and relatives.
"The family members of the victim had submitted an appl...