Santal woman found murdered

Police recovered the throat-slit body of a Santal woman from a field near her house in Panchagarh sadar upazila yesterday.

The victim was identified as Putul Hazda, 30, wife of Ramesh Marmu of the same village.

Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Panchgarh Police Station Rabiul Islam said the victim had been missing since 7:00pm on Thursday. Locals found her body and informed police. The body was sent for autopsy.

Reason behind the murder could not be known immediately, the OC said.