Police recovered the body of a woman from her home in Cox’s Bazar’s Ukhiya upazila this morning.

The 30-year-old homemaker Laila Bibi was the wife of Abdur Shukkur, who works in Malaysia, and mother of two.

Police suspect she was killed after rape.

According to the victim’s family, she lived with her children in a house on a small, remote hill.

Nur Ahmad, officer-in-charge of Ukhiya Police Station, said, “The victim's family alleged that miscreants entered the house when she woke up for sehri. They then raped and killed her. Her children were in a separate room during the incident.”

The victim’s brother-in-law Abdul Alam said Laila was preparing sehri around 3:00 am when two to three masked individuals broke open the door and entered the house. “The miscreants raped her and killed her. Hearing her screams, neighbours rushed in, and the attackers fled,” he said.

He also alleged that the attack was planned following a land-related dispute.

On information, police rushed to the spot and recovered the body.

The inquest report found multiple injury marks on her body. The body was sent to Cox’s Bazar 250-Bed District Sadar Hospital morgue for autopsy.

The OC said primary investigation found signs of rape. “But it will be confirmed after the autopsy.”

He added, “We have learned that there was a land-related dispute between the victim’s family and neighbours. We are investigating whether the murder was carried out over that dispute.”

No case was filed and no arrests were made until filing the report around 8:00 pm toight.

Cox’s Bazar Sadar Hospital’s Resident Medical Officer Dr Subaktagin Sohel could not be contacted by phone despite repeated attempts.