Woman’s body recovered from a hotel in Patuakhali

Police today recovered the body of young woman from a hotel room in Patuakhali town.

They detained one Rifat (28), a resident of Khalishpur area of Khulna, in this connection for primary questioning, said Akhter Morshed, officer-in-charge of Patuakhali Sadar Police Station.

The deceased Pinki (24) was found hanging from a ceiling fan in the hotel room, the OC said.

Rifat and Pinki boarded room 903 of Hotel South King on Goresthan Road in the town two days ago, identifying themselves as husband and wife.

According to police, Rifat went out to bring breakfast around 7:00am today but upon returning he found the door was closed from inside and there was no response from Pinki.

The hotel manager and others eventually came and informed the police. The law enforcers broke open the door with a shovel and recovered the woman's body before sending it to Patuakhali General Hospital morgue for autopsy.

An unnatural death case has been registered at Patuakhali Sadar Police Station in this regard, OC Morshed added.