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Housewife found hanging after row over Tk150
Published : Monday, 9 November, 2026 at 12:32 PM
Our Correspondent
A 25-year-old housewife was found hanging at her home in Badalgachhi upazila of Naogaon on Sunday , following a reported dispute with her husband over Tk150 he allegedly sought to buy drugs. While police initially suspect suicide, the woman's relatives have alleged that she died after being tortured by her husband.
The incident took place around 2:00 PM at their home in Hapania village under Sadar Union. Police sent the body to Naogaon Medical College Hospital on Monday morning (November 9) for an autopsy.
The deceased was identified as Shapla Rani, daughter of late Paban Pahan of Kacharipara village under Raiga Union in Mahadebpur upazila. Her husband, Mithon Pahan, 28, is the son of Mongla Pahan of Hapania village in Badalgachhi. The couple had a seven-year-old son named Antar.
According to local residents, Mithon and Shapla had been married for around eight years and initially worked together to support their family. However, Mithon reportedly became addicted to drugs about a year and a half ago. Locals also alleged that he made locally brewed alcohol. After becoming involved in substance abuse, he stopped working, triggering financial difficulties and frequent disputes between the couple.
Locals said, Mithon asked Shapla for Tk150 to buy drugs on Sunday, but she refused to give him the money. An argument broke out between them, and the situation became heated. At around 1:30PM, Mithon reportedly prevented Shapla from entering their home. She then left the house in anger and allegedly hanged herself with a rope from a bamboo beam beside a tube well in the courtyard.
Around 2:15 PM, their son Antar found his mother hanging and began screaming. Mithon rushed to the spot, cut the rope and brought her down. She was taken to Badalgachhi Upazila Health Complex around 3PM, where the attending physician declared her dead.
On information, police visited the hospital and the scene and prepared an inquest report. Shapla's relatives later arrived and alleged that her husband had subjected her to torture, claiming that the abuse led to her death. They demanded a proper investigation and justice.
Badalgachhi Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Habibur Rahman said, the body was sent to Naogaon Medical College Hospital on Monday morning for an autopsy. The actual cause of death would be determined after receiving the autopsy report.
He added that an unnatural death (UD) case had been filed with the police station in connection with the incident. The case number is 36.
-MT
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