Housewife found dead in Madaripur flat, 3 held

Police recovered the hanging body of a young housewife from a flat at Shibchar upazila in Madaripur district on Friday.

The deceased, Monika, 18, was wife of Riad Ahmed Bepari and daughter of Kashem Mia from Kalkini union of the upazila.

According to police sources, Monika along with her husband and a relative of them recently rented a flat on the ground floor of Lablou Munshi's house, along the Animal Hospital in Guatala village of Shibchar municipality. On Friday morning, Riyad and his relative went out to shopping, leaving his wife alone at home. Upon returning home, they found that the room was locked from the inside. Despite calling several times, they received no response from inside and informed police.

Being informed, Shibchar Police Station officer-in-charge Mohammad Roton Sheikh, along with a police team recovered Monika's body breaking the door of the room.

The OC said that they have recovered the body and sent it to Madaripur General Hospital morgue for autopsy and took three, including deceased husband, to their custody. 

"Though the incident seemed to be a suicide, police are investigating into the case," added the OC.

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