ELANTHOOR: Though the police searched the land and house of Bhagawal Singh where the human sacrifice took place, the washing stone and the Magnolia champaca (chembakam) in the premises remain a mystery. The washing stone at the back of Bhagawal Singh's house is double the normal size.

The six-foot-long washing stone is made of stone and cement in the form of a tomb. The upper part is flat and has a pipe connection next to it. The pit where the body of murdered Rosli was cremated is just four and a half feet away from the washing stone, which seems to have been built two years ago. In this situation, it is suspected whether the remains of the body have been buried under the washing stone. The local residents are demanding to demolish it and inspect.

The police there also have doubts about this. This was brought to the attention of the investigating officers. It is rare that such large washing stones are built in ordinary houses. The remains of the bodies were dug out from two places informed by Bhagawal Singh during interrogation.

In order to find out the presence of dead bodies in more places, the soil was removed in three places that showed abnormality during inspection by sniffing dogs. If decides to use machine to remove soil, there is a demand to demolish the washing stone and inspect. A sapling of chembakam is planted on the south-west corner of Bhagawal Singh’s backyard. The soil beneath the sapling which shows about two years of growth, is not firm. This was evident when an iron rod was lowered here during inspection. However, the chembakam was not taken out and examined to see if there was anything at the bottom. The local residents are demanding to dig and inspect.