3 arrested for killing woman in Savar
Police in separate drives on Friday night and early yesterday arrested three people on the charge of killing a woman whose decomposed body was recovered from Jamshing area in Savar municipality on December 28.
Initially unidentified, the deceased has now been identified as Tuktuki (20), hailing from Barishal. She used to live in a rented house at Savar’s Bonpukur area, said police.
The arrestees are Jony (24), Selim (22), and Jewel (28).
AFM Sayeed, officer-in-charge of Savar Model Police Station, said, after recovering the body, police were trying to find out the identity of the victim and clues regarding the crime. After confirming the victim’s identity, investigations began and police tracked down Jony. They proceeded to arrest Jony and later arrested Selim and Jewel.
All three admitted to the murder of Tuktuki to police, said the OC.
On December 25, the three allegedly killed the victim and hid the body inside a wardrobe at Jony’s house. They kept the body wrapped in a blanket.
Later on December 27 night, they dumped the body near an abandoned house at Jamshing, from where police recovered it, OC Sayeed said.
The accused were produced before a court, he added.
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