Bangladesh: Hindu family of 4, including 2 children, found dead
What's the story
A retired Hindu schoolteacher, his wife, daughter, and son were found dead at their home in Rangpur city, Bangladesh. The deceased were identified as 65-year-old Ganapati Chakraborty, his 50-year-old wife Pritilata Chakraborty, their 23-year-old daughter Agami Chakraborty Prarthi, and 12-year-old son Priyam Chakraborty. The bodies were discovered around 11:30pm on Saturday from a locked house in the Daspara area of the city.
Investigation underway
Family was last contacted on Thursday afternoon
The family had been unreachable since Thursday, which raised alarms among their relatives.
Pritilata's younger sister Puja Chakraborty last spoke to her on Thursday afternoon and found all four mobile phones switched off since Thursday night.
"We came to Daspara on Saturday night after finding their phones switched off," Puja said, according to IANS.
She described the scene upon arrival: "The main gate of the house was locked, and all the lights inside were off."
Scene discovered
Police broke into house to find bodies
The police broke into the house and found the bodies. Subir Chowdhury, in-charge of Rangpur Metropolitan CID, said the mother and daughter's bodies were found on the staircase while Ganapati's body was on the roof.
Priyam's body was found under a bed. "We are investigating. The investigation will determine who was responsible for the killings," Chowdhury said, according to the news agency.
Case details
Priyam was a Class 5 student
Ganapati retired from Rangpur Zilla School on December 31 last year. His daughter Agami recently completed her Master's degree in English from Rangpur Carmichael College, while Priyam was a Class 5 student at Rangpur Zilla School.
The police, Criminal Investigation Department, and Detective Branch are probing the case. OC Nazmul Kader was quoted as confirming they have recovered all four bodies but haven't established any details about the incident yet.