Woman’s body found in carton in Manikganj

Police recovered the body of an unidentified woman from a carton in Egarosree area of Putail union under Manikganj Sadar upazila on Friday afternoon.

Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Manikganj Sadar Police Station, SM Aman Ullah said that Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) for Sadar Circle Md Salauddin and he visited the scene.

CID’s crime scene unit is working to identify the deceased. The body was sent to the district hospital morgue for autopsy, said the OC.

According to locals, a carton was spotted in the morning beside the Mitra-Barundi regional road. Suspicious, they informed local UP member Chitta Ranjan Sarkar, who sent village police to the scene. Upon noticing a foul smell and blood seeping from the carton, locals alerted police.

Police later opened the carton and found the mutilated body of a woman inside.

Legal proceedings are underway, the OC said.