Woman, son found dead in Jamalpur

A woman and her three-year-old son were found dead at their house in Madarganj upazila of the district on Wednesday.

The deceased are Moslema Aktar Shikha, 35, wife of Harun-or-Rashid Palash of Chargopalpur village in the upazila, and their minor son Tauhid.

Informed by Gunaritola Union Parishad (UP) Chairman Joynal Abedin, a police team went to the spot and found Shikha and her son lying dead on the bed.

They recovered the bodies and sent those to Jamalpur General Hospital for autopsy, Officer in Charge (OC) of Madarganj Police Station Rafiqul Islam said.

Jamalpur Additional Superintendent of Police (Admin & Crime) Shema Rani Sarker, who visited the spot, said they detained Shikha's husband Palash, a worker at a saw mill, suspecting his involvement in the double murder.

During primary interrogation, Palash told the police that he went out of his house to catch fish on Tuesday night.

When he returned home around 1:30am he found the main door of the house was open.

He then rushed in and spotted his wife Shikha and son Tauhid lying dead on the bed, police said.

Later, Palash informed the matter to local UP chairman Joynal, police said, adding that they were verifying Palash's statement.

While preparing the first inquest report (surathal), they found both the bodies bore several injury marks, said the additional SP, adding that they primarily suspect that the woman and her son were strangled to death.

Police were trying to unearth the motive behind the killings, OC Rafiqul said.