Police arrested a mentally unstable youth for killing her mother Josna Begum, 70, by slitting her throat and cutting off her head in Konabari Deuliapara area of Gazipur Wednesday night.
The accused is Masum, 30, said Gazipur Metropolitan Police (GMP) Konabari police station Officer-in-Charge (OC) KM Ashraf Uddin.
The police officer said: “Three days ago, Masum along with her mother Josna Begum went to visit her sister's house in Deuliapara area. At around 11pm, Josna went out of the house regarding the treatment of Begum's daughter Masum. In the meantime, Masum cut her mother's throat inside the house and separated her head from her body.”
“On receiving the information, the police arrested Masum from the spot,” he added.
The OC further said the arrested accused is mentally unstable. When she was taken to Pabna Mental Hospital, she could not be admitted there due to physical weakness.
The process of sending the body to Gazipur Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Medical College Hospital morgue for post-mortem is underway, he added.