Couple found dead at Naogaon home, son held

Police have recovered the bodies of a man and wife from their home at Mahadevpur upazila of Naogaon.

The deceased were identified as Lokman Mandal, 55, and his wife Delwara Begum, 45, residents of Paharpur village under Safapur Union.

Police recovered the bodies from their house after being informed by locals on Monday morning and sent them to the Naogaon Sadar Hospital morgue for autopsy.

Mohadevpur Police Station OC Omar Faruk said that preliminary findings suggest the couple may have died after consuming poisonous food.

However, the exact cause of death will be known after the post-mortem examination.

The OC said they also learned from local residents that the couple's son had reportedly been involved in a financial dispute with qhis parents.

“Based on the available information, investigators suspect the incident may not be a case of unnatural death but could involve murder,” he said.

The couple's son, Muktar Hossain, is being questioned in connection with the incident.

A case has been filed with Mahadevpur Police Station, and further investigation is underway.