Teenage girl hacked to death by father in Sylhet

The deceased was identified as Rayka Akter Riya, daughter of Abu Bakkar,  from Raygarh village of Golapganj upazila.

According to locals, the incident occurred around 12:30 pm on Friday when Riya was heading to a nearby pond to take a bath. Her father reportedly attacked her with a sharp weapon (machete), leaving her dead on the spot.

Locals revealed that Riya was involved in a romantic relationship with a boy and had eloped with him 10 to 12 days ago. She returned home two days ago, following which her parents scolded her and sent her to her grandfather’s house in Beanibazar. This afternoon, her father attacked her indiscriminately at the pond ghat.

The circumstances suggest it may have been an honour killing. 

Mahfuzul Karim, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Beanibazar Police Station, said a police team rushed to the spot after receiving information from locals and prepared the inquest report of the body, reports UNB.

"Necessary legal action will be taken following a post-mortem examination," the OC added.