Mother Allegedly Hacked to Death with a Boti in Feni's Daganbhuiyan, Daughter Detained
An elderly mother named Setara Begum (65) has been killed by sharp boti blows allegedly by her daughter Ranu Akter in Daganbhuiyan upazila of Feni.
The incident took place on Sunday night (October 25) at the house of Hossain Mia at Bara Bari in Deulia village of Purba Chandrapur Union of the upazila. The deceased Setara Begum was the wife of Hossain Mia of that village and the accused Ranu Akter is their daughter.
On receiving the news, after long efforts, police recovered the deceased's body at around 10:30 pm and detained the accused daughter Ranu Akter (42).
Police and local sources said Ranu Akter had started behaving incoherently over the past few days. Recently she also beat her husband. After that incident, family members brought her to her father's house a few days ago for treatment and were continuing various treatments including mental health treatment. On Sunday night, Ranu suddenly confined the others in the house to one room and repeatedly hacked her mother Setara Begum with a sharp boti, killing her on the spot. Ranu then ran from one room to another holding the boti and kept the door locked from inside.
On receiving the news, a team from Daganbhuiyan police station quickly reached the scene. After trying for a long time, police broke the iron door of the house, entered, recovered the body and sent it to the morgue of Feni 250-bed General Hospital for autopsy. The accused daughter Ranu was detained from the scene.
Local residents and relatives said Ranu Akter had been mentally ill from before. She suffered a stroke a few days ago. Because of her mental illness, her husband left her at her father's house. She was scheduled to be sent to Pabna Mental Hospital within the next few days for treatment.
Muhammad Faizul Azim, officer-in-charge (OC) of Daganbhuiyan police station, said on receiving the news police, with the help of local people, broke the house door, recovered the woman's body and sent it to the morgue. There are marks of hack wounds at various places on the deceased's body. A woman has been detained with the boti on allegations of involvement in the incident. Although local people say she is mentally unstable, police are examining the matter seriously and legal action is under process, he said.
