2 women killed in city
Police recovered the bodies of two women bearing stab marks from Kafrul and Paltan areas of the city yesterday.
The deceased was Mortuza Begum, 50, of Kafrul. The identity of the other woman, aged around 30, could not be known.
Kafrul police said they recovered the body of Mortuza from a drain at Damalcoat around 12:30pm. Stab marks were found on her right eye. She also bore injury marks on the back of the head.
Mortuza's son Mohammad Alam told reporters that her mother used to live in his house. She left home around 11:00am on Monday for her daughter's house in the area and since then she was missing.
Police said Mortuza had lent some money to her son-in-law Adbul Jabbar and Jabbar was refusing to pay back the money.
The victim's family and police suspected Jabbar's involvement in the killing. Police detained him for interrogation.
Meanwhile, Paltan police said they recovered the unidentified woman's body wrapped in a shawl from the footpath near Rajarbagh Police Lines early yesterday.
The body also bore marks of stab injuries in the neck and right hand.
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