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The probe committee has been given 15 days to submit its findings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The technical probe team was formed as part of the regular investigation process, according to Home Ministry Spokesperson Ram Krishna Subedi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe team of forensic experts will help us gain insight into the case,\u201d said Subedi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Central Police Forensic Science Laboratory of Nepal Police had previously studied the DNA sample collected from the vaginal swab of Nirmala. Its report had confirmed presence of male DNA in the vaginal sample. However, it had said the volume of the male DNA sample was \u2018too small and highly degraded\u2019, implying it would be very difficult to pin down the perpetrators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Later, a probe committee formed by the National Human Rights Commission had identified lapses in the investigation conducted by police. It said police had extracted only the male Y-STR chromosome from the sample, which can be common to people not only from the same lineage but also among people across cultures. It recommended that Autosomal STR chromosome be extracted from the sample. Autosomal STR chromosome, according to the NHRC report, is unique to every individual, which eases the process of pinning down perpetrators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the NHRC\u2019s report was made public, Rijal had said there were still possibilities of identifying perpetrators using the DNA sample collected by police.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As police started facing criticism from various sectors and experts such as Rijal for their incompetence, the Central Investigation Bureau of Nepal Police had initiated the process of sending Nirmala\u2019s DNA sample to foreign laboratories. 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