
The deceased was identified as Lipi Begum, wife of Mohor Ali, assistant sub-inspector of Rab-2 in Mohammadpur area of the capital.
Bachhu Mia, officer-in-charge of Sarishabari Police Station, said a group of thieves entered the house of Mohor Ali around 2:30 am after breaking open the grill of a window.
Sensing the presence of the thieves, Lipi tried to resist them. At one stage, the thieves strangulated her with a scarf, leaving her dead on the spot and left the place.
Hearing screams from other house inmates, local people rushed in and took Lipi to Sarishabari Upazila Health Complex where the doctors declared her dead.
On information, police rushed to the spot and sent the bodies to Jamalpur General Hospital morgue, reports UNB.