KULAURA, MOULVIBAZAR, Jan 21: A mother has been accused of drowning her twin sons to death in a pond in Kulaura Upazila of the district early Sunday.
The deceased were identified as Radian Ahmed, 4, and Raihan Ahmed, 4, children of Bacchu Mia and Rima Begum of Uttarbhag area under Baromchal Union in the upazila.
The deceaseds uncle Badsha Mia said, "At around 4 am on Sunday, Bacchu Mia woke up from his bed and rushed outside the house after not being able to see his children inside the house. He then, saw Radian and Raihan were floating in the pond and started shouting for help."
After hearing his shout, the family members rescued the duo and took them to Kulaura Upazila Health Complex, where the on-duty doctor declared the children dead.
Badsha Mia also alleged that the accused Rima Begum has been suffering from mental disorders; she might have killed these twin brothers after drowning them in the pond.
Being informed, police recovered the bodies.
However, the law enforcers have detained the accused for primary questioning.
Officer-in-Charge of Kulaura Police Station Md Ali Mahmud confirmed the incident, adding that and legal action would be taken upon investigation.
