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Severed body of housewife recovered in Jhenidah
The deceased was identified as Salma Khatun, 27, wife of Tarikul Islam, a resident of Gurpara village under the upazila.
Police recovered the body of a housewife with severed ears and nose from a betel leaf orchard at Kotchandpur upazila in Jhenidah district on Friday afternoon.
The deceased was identified as Salma Khatun, 27, wife of Tarikul Islam, a resident of Gurpara village under the upazila.
According to the deceased's family members, Salma went missing on Thursday evening. Later, locals spotted the body of Salma with severed nose and ears in Tarikul's betel leaf orchard and informed police.
Kotchandpur Police Station duty-officer assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Mahmuda said being informed, police recovered the body from the spot and sent to Jhenidah Sadar Hospital morgue for autopsy.
Itwas assumed that the killing might have been took place over an extra-marital affair. It was also suspected that miscreants violated the housewife first and killed her. Then, they cut her nose and ears off, said the ASI.
"Police arrested five persons, including the victim's husband and brother-in-laws, for primary questioning. The actual reason behind the killing would be known after autopsy," added the ASI Mahmuda.