A Correspondent:
Manikganj: A woman was hacked to death by some unidentified miscreants at Rathura village in Ghior upazila of Manikganj district on Wednesday.
The deceased was Laila Arzu, 62, wife of Sekandar Ali, a resident of Rathura village in Ghior upazila.
Sekandar Ali, the victim’s husband, said that his wife had been suffering from cancer for a long time.
Upon returning home from a local market around 8:00 am, he found his wife’s body lying in a pool of blood on the floor next to the bed, said her husband.
Rafiqul Islam, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Ghior Police Station, said police along with detectives reached the scene to investigate the incident upon receiving the news.
The OC said the victim’s body was sent to Manikganj Medical College Hospital for an autopsy and investigation is underway.
