As per a report leaked by a regional TV channel, Odisha TV (OTV), two patches of semen from two persons, allegedly rapists with A and B blood groups, were spotted. Authorities of the State Forensic Science Laboratory (SFSL) did not disown this leaked report but explained through a press release that the disseminated one was the “preliminarily inter divisional report” and not the final one.

This report still remains the centre of doubt that the laboratory authorities need to clarify.

In another report that had the same file number and signatory, as shown by the aforesaid tv channel, two patches of semen were replaced by vaginal secretion from single human being with blood group A, (that of the survivor).

Subsequently, the district police also filed an affidavit negating the allegations of gang-rape with the Odisha High Court in compliance to a direction issued by the latter regarding a PIL seeking probe into the case by CBI or NIA.

Now the question is, how could two reports signed by a single investigator have the same file number with different findings? Was it a mistake or an attempt to cover-up? And, is it true that samples collected were altered by police while sending to SFSL and Central Forensic Science Laboratory, Kolkata, for advanced tests, as claimed by Rout?