Half-Decomposed Bodies of Unidentified Woman and Man Recovered from Pit Beside Paddy Field in Keshabpur, Jashore

Police have recovered the half-decomposed bodies of an unidentified woman and an unidentified man from a pit at a machine house beside a paddy field in Keshabpur upazila of Jashore. Police said both were estimated to be between 45 and 50 years old.

Local people spotted the two bodies at around 8pm on Saturday (31 October) in a field at Brahmandanga village, in Ward No. 8 of Panjia Union of the upazila. The discovery of the bodies in the machine-house pit beside the paddy field created a sensation in the area.

After local people informed the police, officers from Keshabpur Police Station reached the spot and began an investigation. Police said the bodies were found in a half-decomposed state.

According to police, the man's body was wrapped in a gamchha (a traditional towel) and the woman was wearing a maxi. Neither of them could be identified immediately.

Keshabpur Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Md. Hafizur Rahman said the identities of the two, the cause of death, and how the bodies came to be in the machine-house pit have not yet been confirmed.

The OC also said police investigation is under way to uncover the mystery behind the incident.