Police recovered the half-decomposed body of a teenager named Moslema Khatun (15) from a corn field in Rangpur’s Mithapukur at 8:30 pm on Saturday and sent it for post-mortem.

The deceased was identified as Moslema Khatun of Burakot village under Bhangni union of Mithapukur upazila.

It is learned that Moslema went missing after leaving home last Thursday afternoon. Family members searched for her but could not find her. Later, the family filed a general diary (GD)at Mithapukur police station.

On Saturday evening, a bad stench began to come from a corn field next to Moslema’s house. The locals went to the corn field to see the half-decomposed body of Moslema. Upon receiving the news, the police recovered Moslema’s half-ddecomposed  body around 8:30 pm on Saturday and sent it to the morgue.

Mithapukur Police Station OC Amiruzzaman said, a girl named Moslema Khatun from the corn field
has been recovered. The body was sent to the morgue of Rangpur Medical College Hospital (RMCH)for postmortem.