Missing youth found murdered
Suspect's house set on fire
The throat-slit body of a missing youth was found in a septic tank at Nayerhat village in Gobindaganj upazila yesterday.
After recovery of the body, relatives of victim Ibrahim Khalil, 20, set fire to the house of rival Wajed Ali of the village, suspecting his involvement in the murder.
Police picked up Hawa Begum, 45, wife of Wajed Ali, for interrogation, said Subrata Sarker, officer-in-charge of Gobindaganj Police Station.
Ibrahim, son of Wasimuddin of Saktipur village in the upazila, went missing on Wednesday, said the OC.
Informed by locals, police recovered the throat-slit body from the septic tank near the house of Wajed Ali yesterday afternoon and sent it to Gaibandha Sadar Hospital morgue for autopsy, he said.
Family sources said an affair developed between the victim and college girl Seema, daughter of Wajed Ali, but both the families refused to accept their relationship.
On September 14, Seema allegedly committed suicide by taking poison and since then Ibrahim remained missing.
Police suspected that rival group might have murdered Ibrahim for taking revenge.