Woman found dead in Pirojpur pond

A woman found dead in a pond at Indurkani upazila of Pirojpur district on Monday.

The deceased was identified as Salma Begum, 40, daughter of Rustom Ali Hawlader of Chandipur village under the upazila.

Locals said that the victim's niece Afsana discovered the body on the reservoir in the morning and called relatives to help.

According to the relatives, Salma was suffering from epilepsy. She was a single mother of a son and daughter.

Indurkani Police Station officer-in-charge Maruf Hosain confirmed the incident and said that the body was sent to a hospital morgue for autopsy.