The body was recovered on Wednesday (October 21) afternoon from a pond next to a house in Khagalia village of Bholakut union in the upazila. Relatives alleged that after looting cash and gold ornaments kept in the house, she was killed and thrown into the pond.

Local sources said the deceased Ratna was the wife of Sushil Das of Kurer Hati in Khagalia village. She went missing from her home on the night of October 17. After much searching without finding her, her husband filed a general diary (GD) with Nasirnagar Police Station the next day. On Wednesday afternoon, locals saw a body with hands and feet tied floating in the pond next to the house and informed the police. Later, relatives identified the body as Ratna Das.

The deceased's cousin brother-in-law, Balaram Das, alleged that Ratna used to sleep alone in the room. Miscreants looted money and gold ornaments kept in the house and then tied her hands and feet with rope and a stone and threw her into the pond, killing her. The deceased's maternal uncle, Binod Das, demanded a proper investigation and justice in the incident.

Officer-in-Charge (OC) Shahinul Islam of Nasirnagar Police Station said that after receiving information, police recovered the body and sent it to the morgue of the district sadar hospital for autopsy. Police investigation is ongoing to unravel the mystery of the murder and identify those involved.