8-yr old’s body recovered from ditch in Narayanganj; brother, sister-in-law held

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UNB, Naryanaganj :

Police recovered the body of an 8-year old girl in Sonargaon upazila of Narayanganj on Thursday, three days after she went missing.

The deceased was identified as Humayra, daughter of Dulal Mia from Pirojepur union and a student of class one.

The body was recovered in the morning from a ditch at Noagaon after being informed by locals , said Mohammad Hafizur Rahman, Officer-in-Charge of Sonargaon police station.

“The girl’s body might have been dumped in the ditch after murder,” he said.

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Humayra’s brother Sajib, and his wife Boishakhi were detained, he said.

Humayra’s father Dulal Mia said, “Humayra went out with her brother and sister-in-law on Monday morning and since then she remained missing. Later we filed a general diary at Sonargaon police station in this regard.”

Md Amir Khashru, Superintendent of Narayanganj police (crime) said the girl might have been killed over a family feud.

The body has been sent for an autopsy and a case will be filed in this regard, he added.

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