The wife of a police officer was found dead in their Ragurampur residence of Sadar upazila in Jessore on Thursday.

Police recovered the body of Marium Begum Parul, 30, wife of sub-inspector of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of police Azizul Islam, currently posted at Police Headquarters in Dhaka, from their residence and sent to Jessore Medical College Hospital morgue for an autopsy.

Parul's uncle Masudur Rahman alleged that Azizul hanged his wife from their ceiling fan after killing her.

Parul was brought dead, said doctors at the hospital.

An unnatural death case was filed.