Young Woman Dies in Rajarhat, Kurigram, after Father Smashes Her Mobile Phone; Unnatural Death Case Filed
A young woman named Ashamin, 20, has died in Rajarhat upazila of Kurigram district after her father smashed her mobile phone. The incident took place on Wednesday (11 November) at noon in the Chhinaihat area of Chhinai union in the upazila.
Police said Ashamin was the daughter of Alam Mia of the Chhinaihat area. She was married a year ago, but the marriage ended in divorce a short time later. Since then she had been living at her father's home.
According to police, annoyed by her talking on the mobile phone to various places, her father broke the mobile phone he had given her on Wednesday morning.
Police said that later, when family members went out of the house, Ashamin took her own life in her bedroom. Returning home, her mother found the door locked; after the lock was broken and she saw her daughter hanging, she screamed, neighbours rushed in and brought the body down.
On receiving the news, police from Rajarhat Police Station went to the scene and prepared an inquest report.
Mamunur Rashid, officer-in-charge (OC) of Rajarhat Police Station, confirmed the death and said an unnatural death (UD) case had been filed at the station over the incident. He said Additional Superintendent of Police (Circle) Masud Rana had visited the scene and permission had been given to the family to bury the body.
