Five members of the same family were killed by slitting their throats at their home in Routkona Purvapara village of Kapasia upazila. The brutal killing that took place in the early hours of Saturday (May 9) has created a sensation in the area.
The deceased are housewife Sharmin (32), her brother Rasul (22) and Sharmin’s three daughters Mim (14), Habiba (10) and Faria (2). Since the incident, the head of the family, Forkan Mia, is absconding.
Asaduzzaman said, initially it is believed that the house owner Forkan Miya has committed this murder. He allegedly slaughtered his wife, three children and brother-in-law. The police are looking for him since the incident.
Shaqib, the nephew of deceased Sharmin, said that on Friday (May 8) at around 7 pm, Forkan called his brother-in-law Rasul to his house to offer him a job. At night, when everyone fell asleep after eating and drinking, the wife, brother-in-law and three daughters were killed by cutting their throats with sharp weapons.
He also said that Forkan is a private car driver by profession. He lived with his wife and children in the house of Monir Hossain, a Singapore expatriate in Routkona village. After receiving a call from Nana Shahadat Molla in the morning, he came to the spot and found the bodies of five people lying on the floor of the house.
When news of the incident spread, grief and panic spread among the locals. Police have visited the spot and are conducting operations to nab the fugitive Forkan.
