A woman and her teenage son have been found dead inside their home in Sylhet.
Police recovered the bodies of 40-year-old Rokeya Begum and 16-year-old Rabiul Islam around 12pm on Sunday from their flat at the city’s Mirabazar area.
Rokeya’s 5-year-old daughter Raisa was found on the ground floor of the three-storey building where the family lived as tenants.
Rokeya’s brother Zakir Hossain told the media at the scene that her sister’s did not answer her phone since Saturday evening.
He said went to his sister’s home on Sunday, when he found a crowd of neighbours, who were speaking to his niece Raisa.
Police have collected evidences from the crime scene as well as seized a computer found in the flat.
Additional Deputy Commissioner Abdul Wahab said they suspect the perpetrators regularly came to the house.
“The 5-year-old girl, Raisa has given some informations, which are now being checked. Police have also started working with victim Rokeya’s phone,” he said adding that the child was now in their custody.