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At a glance
- A 14-year-old girl confessed to drowning a two-and-a-half-year-old neighbor in a bucket of water in Gazipur, Bangladesh.
- The victim, Arisha Akter, was found in the bucket after her parents realized she was missing.
- The accused reportedly acted out of jealousy over the affection shown to Arisha by the accused's mother.
A shocking incident has emerged in Kaliganj, Gazipur, where a 14-year-old girl has confessed to drowning a two-and-a-half-year-old neighbor in a bucket of water. The victim, Arisha Akter, was the daughter of Akash Sheikh, who works as a laborer with his wife in Kaliganj. The toddler's parents discovered her missing while they were inside their room. A frantic search led them to find Arisha in a bucket filled with water near a tube well in their yard. She was rushed to the Kaliganj Upazila Health Complex, where doctors pronounced her dead.
I drowned Arisha in a bucket of water and killed her. Please put me in jail.
Initially, Arisha's mother believed her daughter had accidentally fallen into the water. However, the police later revealed that the landlord's daughter had gone to the police station and confessed to the killing. Officer-in-Charge Md Jakir Hossain of Kaliganj Police Station stated that a ninth-grade student confessed to the drowning at the station. During interrogation, the accused claimed she was motivated by jealousy because her mother showed significant affection towards Arisha. She asserted no prior enmity with the victim or her family.
We initially thought our daughter had accidentally fallen into the water.
The accused is currently being questioned, and a murder case has been filed. Authorities are also investigating whether exposure to crime-based television programs influenced her actions. Steps are underway to present the accused before a court.
Later, the police informed us that the landlord's daughter had gone to the police station and confessed to the killing.
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