Farhana Akhter, Joypurhat
A housewife named Shipon Begum (40) was slaughtered and killed in Dudail Noapara area of Udaipur union in Kalai upazila of Joypurhat.
According to local sources, the mother of three children, wife of Mozammel Hossain of Dudail Noapara village, was sleeping in her bedroom on Friday night (May 26) and Mozammel and her children were sleeping in separate rooms.
The housewife was slaughtered and killed while she was sleeping in her bedroom between 2:30 pm and 2:30 pm. Suddenly, at around 3 pm, the neighbors rushed to the spot shouting at the victim’s husband and children and saw Mozammel trying to stop the blood by grabbing his wife’s throat.
Upon receiving the information, the law and order situation was brought under control and the Kalai police arrived at the spot on Saturday morning to rescue the body.
According to the locals, the killings were carried out to gain the benefit of the land issue.
Kalai Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) SM Moinuddin said that after receiving the information, he along with the accompanying officer’s force visited the spot and reported the condition of the body. Various information collections are continuing to unravel the murder mystery and various teams of police including CID and DB are working at the spot.