The dead body of the missing child Muntaha Aktar Zerin (6) was recovered from Kanaighat in Sylhet after seven days of disappearance. Her body was found in a pond near the house with a rope around her neck.
Muntaha went missing from her house on November 3. Her body was recovered on Sunday (November 10) around 4 am.
Muntaha Aktar Jerin was daughter of Shamim Ahmed of Bharafoud village under the Birdal union of Kanaighat upazila.
Kanaighat police station officer-in-charge Abdul Awal confirmed the matter and said that the child's body looked like she was killed and thrown into the pond. A rope was tied around the child's neck. There are also scars on her body.
Muntaha's father claims that she was killed in a premeditated manner. A general diary was filed at the Kanaighat police station in this regard.
On Sunday (November 3) morning, Muntaha's father returned home from a local waz mahfil. Later, as usual, Muntaha went to play with the children in the neighboring houses. Her family started looking for Muntaha when she did not return home after 3 pm.
Despite searches through the area, family members failed to trace Muntaha. Her family also took to social media to seek public help in finding the girl. They announced a bounty of Tk 1,00,000 for anyone who found her.