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Our Correspondent, Mymensingh

A girl child was strangulated to death allegedly by her aunt at village Digarkanda in Baira Union in Sadar upazila here Thursday afternoon.

The victim was identified as Jesmin, 6, a pre-primary student of a local BRAC school and daughter of Bachhu Miah and Khodeja Begum of Digarkanda. Police said, a quarrel between Khodeja and Bilkis Akhtar, mother and aunt of Jesmin was occurred yesterday and following the quarrel, Mosharraf Hossain, husband of Bilkis pushed some blows on Bilkis that angered Bilkis to take revenge on Khodeja. Later in the last afternoon, when rain started, Bilkis called Jesmin to her house and allegedly strangulated her wrapping cloth in her mouth and binding rope around her neck. Later Bilkis concealed the body under the earth of her house and she kept firewood on the top of the digging earth to divert the atention of the Jesmin's parents.

As Jesmin was missing after the quarrel and after a massive search she was not found till 10 pm last night, Khodeja suspected Bilkis that she might have killed her daughter. The house of Bilkis was then found under lock and key and she was out side of her house in a normal state. Suspection on Bilkis raised and other members of the family searched the house of Bilkis and found the body of Jesmin under the earth of her house. Family members caught Bilkis red-handed and informed the local union Parishad Chairman .

Being informed, a police team led Assistant Police Superintendent of Kotwali Police Station Apple Mahmud rushed to the spot and arrested Bilkis. On contact, Apple Mahmud said that Bilkis confessed her involvement in the killing following a quarrel with her sister-in-law.

The body was sent to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital (MMCH) morgue for autopsy. A case was lodged in this regard.