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More bags with body parts found in Noida

Staff Reporter

Sent for examination, individualisation and DNA extraction by forensic experts

A deadly haul.

NOIDA: The Central Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday stumbled upon two more polythene bags stuffed with human body parts while scouring the drain near the house of Noida killings case prime accused Moninder Singh Pandher.On Monday, the CBI team had recovered more than 40 polythene bags containing "biomaterial" from the drain. Fragments of human bones were also found.

The CBI has constituted a high-level team of forensic experts drawn from the Central Forensic Science Laboratory, the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences and the Forensic Science Laboratory in Andhra Pradesh to collect evidence from the spot. The forensic team has minutely inspected the area and collected a large number of bone fragments and biomaterial.

A total of 19 cases have been registered by the investigating agency so far relating to kidnapping, rape and murder of children and women.

The seized material has been sent for examination, individualisation and DNA extraction. The skeletal remains will be matched with the relatives of missing persons through advanced forensic techniques. The material received from the Uttar Pradesh police will also be sent for forensic examination.

The CBI has constituted a 30-member team of officers to investigate the bizarre case. The team is headed by a Joint Director-level officer and consists of one Deputy Inspector-General and two Superintendents of Police.

Several parents have filed applications with the CBI seeking DNA matching with the human remains recovered by the investigating agency. A counselling camp has also been set up in Nithari village near here to help the victims' families deal with the trauma.

Relatives of the victims and other witnesses were questioned by the CBI over the weekend.

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