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A teenage couple were found dead at their rented flat at building in Sreepur upazila of Gazipur on Friday.
The deceased were identified as Md Israfil, 17, son of Mafizul Huq of Sherpur’s Jhenaigati upazila and his wife Rokeya Khatun, 15, daughter of Abul Kashem of Iswarganj upazila in Mymensingh.
The body of Israfil was found hanging from a ceiling fan with a scarf while Rokeya’s body was on the bed, reports UNB.
Family sources said Md Israfil and Rokeya Khatun got married around seven to eight months back without family's consent after developing an affair.
Israfil was a workshop worker while Rokey worked for a readymade garment factory. They started to live in a rented flat in Mawna Mulaid area of the upazila after the marriage.
Sreepur police station’s Inspector (investigation) Md Shakhwat Hossain said legal actions would be taken in this regard.