Kidnapped Dinajpur girl found killed

A girl, who was kidnapped six days ago, was found murdered in a jute sack near her Dinajpur town home yesterday.

Locals first noticed the decomposing body of Mahfuza Mimi, 8, daughter of Mahbubur Rahman of Dinajpur Satellite Town, in a dried up pond.

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Police apprehended five persons, including two of the victim's relatives, in the area on Wednesday.

Her father said criminals demanded Tk 8 lakh as ransom over cellphone on Sunday a day after his child had been abducted. On the day, he filed a general dairy with Dinajpur police.

Mahbubur agreed to pay them Tk 5 lakh, but the caller's phone had been found switched off since Wednesday, he said.

Police sent the body to Dinajpur Medical College Hospital for autopsy.Mahbubur's allegation that police failed to act was refuted by Ruhul Amin, superintendent of police in Dinajpur.