A forensic report issued by a Jamshoro lab says samples collected from both victims have matched with DNA profile of one man

HYDERABAD   -  The management of Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences (LUMHS) Jamshoro has refuted the allegations of the authorities of SMBB Medical University Larkana regarding DNA report of deceased Nousheen.  

According to report, one man appears to be behind the deaths of two medical students – Dr Naushen Kazmi and Dr Nimrita Chandani – at the girls’ hostel in Larkana. Fresh forensic evidence has emerged, indicating that the same man is behind the deaths of the two medical students. A forensic report issued by a Jamshoro lab said samples collected from both victims have matched with the DNA profile of one man. Samples obtained from Dr Nausheen’s body and clothes share “50% alleles” with a male DNA profile found in the Dr Nimrita case, it said.

In response to allegations leveled by the management of SMBB Medical University Larkana, the LUMHS spokesman informed here on Friday that matching of unknown DNA profile obtained from the samples of deceased Nousheen with unknown DNA profile taken from the samples of deceased Nimrata was the routine practice and function of DNA data base of LUMHS DNA laboratory.  

It is the prime duty of DNA laboratory to guide and explain the DNA results to investigation agencies for timely identification of culprit to prevent any such future incident, the spokesman informed. He said LUMHS DNA Laboratory was providing DNA Testing Services since 2015 and more than 2500 DNA cases had so far been processed since its inception. 

Many high profile cases have been solved on the basis of DNA tests, he said and added, the laboratory not only matched the samples for DNA but also guided law enforcement agencies on the basis of DNA Test results to identify the culprit.  

The spokesman informed that LUMHS DNA Laboratory had developed its internal DNA database and had stored all DNA profiles, which were obtained from different evidences and samples of suspects analysed at the laboratory. The use of DNA data base for identification of unknown DNA profiles was fundamental international practice of DNA laboratories, he said and informed that DNA report of deceased Noushhen was sent confidentially to the concerned authorities on January 26, and blaming the University in any way was highly condemnable.     The spokesman claimed that allegation of the management of SMBB Medical University Larkana was baseless and based on defaming the integrity of LUMHS DNA laboratory which was catering the facility to the entire province with highest scientific protocol.  

He advised the management of SMBB Medical University Larkana that it should focus on their own issues to identify the culprit instead of blaming any other Institution.