A mother and her daughter was slaughtered by unknown miscreants in Kutubdia upazila of Cox’s Bazar on Friday.
The deceased were identified as Rubi Akter, 30, wife of Nurul Absar, and Zaria Akter, 6, daughter of Nurul Absar, residents of Kutubdia upazila.
Officer-in-charge (OC) of Kutubdia police station Md Arman Hossain said the incident took place at Shanti Bazar area under Ali Akbar Deil union in Kutubdia Upazila around 2 pm on Friday.
The OC said about the residents went to the local mosque for Jummah prayer. Later, Nurul Absar returned home and went to the kitchen as he got no response from his wife or daughter. At that time, he saw his wife and daughter lying on the kitchen floor in bloody state. After moving their bodies, he found that they were already dead.
The OC said later, when the locals informed about the incident, a police team reached the spot and recovered the two bodies. There were injury marks from sharp weapon on the throat of the victims. According to the police, the miscreants killed the mother and daughter and escaped during Jummah.
The motive and the identity of the murderers are yet to be known. The police operation is going on to identify and arrest those involved in the incident. Arrangements are being made to send the dead bodies to Cox's Bazar District Sadar Hospital for autopsy, Arman Hossain added.
