Bodies of two children found hanging in house, father’s body lying beside home

Police have recovered the bodies of a father and his two minor children from a house in Sharsha upazila of Jashore on Tuesday afternoon. Police initially believe the father killed the two children and then took his own life out of mental depression arising from family dispute.

The deceased is Kamal Hossain, 45. A van driver by profession, Kamal was a resident of Chatkapota village in Sharsha upazila. His body was found lying beside the house. At the same time, the bodies of his two minor children were found in a hanging condition inside the house.

Local and police sources said Kamal Hossain had two marriages. He had been engaged in various family disputes with his second wife Rabeya Begum for several months. Due to the dispute, Rabeya left for her father’s house about a week ago leaving the two minor children behind.

Citing local eyewitnesses, it was learnt that the bodies of the two children were found in a hanging condition in a room of Kamal Hossain’s two-sloped tin house on Tuesday afternoon, while Kamal Hossain’s body was found lying on the south side of the house. On receiving the information, police went to the spot and prepared an inquest report.

Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Sharsha Police Station Shaminul Haque said it is initially believed that Kamal Hossain killed the children and then took his own life out of extreme mental depression arising from family dispute. He said the bodies have been recovered and the process of sending them to the morgue of Jashore General Hospital for autopsy is underway. Legal process including an unnatural death case has been started at the police station in connection with the incident.