Cumilla: Police recovered the bodies of a woman and two children with their throats slit at Uttar Manipur village in Homna upazila of Cumilla early Monday. The deceased were identified as Sukhi Akter, wife of Saudi Arabia expatriate Zahirul Islam, their four-year-old son Hossain, and six-year-old Zobaid, son of expatriate Sattar, Sukhi Akter’s brother-in-law.
According to United News of Bangladesh, Inspector (Investigation) Dinesh Dasgupta of Homna Police Station stated that the three bodies were recovered from the scene. Locals reported that unidentified assailants entered the house and killed them with sharp weapons some time at night. Family members discovered the blood-stained bodies in the morning and informed the police.
Police have sent the bodies to Cumilla Medical College Hospital morgue for autopsy. Various pieces of evidence have been collected from the scene, and investigations are underway to determine the motive behind the killings. Additional police forces have been deployed in the area to maintain order and assist in the ongoing investigation.