Dipu Sikder, a special correspondent for ‘Aalap’, received death threats after publishing an investigative report on the horrific incidents of necrophilia and rape involving the bodies of deceased women stored in the mortuary of Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College in the capital. Following these death threats, the journalist lodged a General Diary (GD) at Mirpur Police Station in the capital on the morning of October 28, 2026. Dipu Sikder named Nure Alam Shanto, a terminated former assistant at the mortuary, as the main mastermind behind the threats.