Woman found murdered at Rangpur hotel

A woman was found murdered at a hotel in Rangpur city yesterday, a day after she boarded there with another person who has reportedly fled the place. 

According to hotel records, the woman was identified as Arjina Begum (30) from Farakkabad village of Dinajpur's Biral upazila.

Saiful Islam, her husband as the records state, fled the scene yesterday morning. Police detained two persons, including Mohammad Ali, the hotel manager, to be interrogated. 

Police said the two boarded Basundhara Rest House, a residential hotel at Station Road area on Thursday night, identifying themselves as a couple, and stayed there for the night.

On Friday morning, Saiful went out of the hotel, taking the room key and telling the hotel manager to fetch breakfast. Since he left, he did not return.

As the woman was not opening the door and Saiful was not returning, staffers tried to inquire about the matter and later informed police.

Police got into the room after breaking the door and found Arjina dead on the bed.

They sent the body to Rangpur Medical College Hospital for autopsy.

Abdur Rashid, officer-in-charge of Kotwali police station, said the woman was strangled to death, and police are looking for Saiful.

Experts of CID and PBI also visited the hotel.