The body of a 62-year-old woman, Sufia Begum, was exhumed from a graveyard nearly three months after her death following allegations that her son tortured and murdered her over land sale proceeds. Under judicial orders, executive authorities exhumed the body on Monday afternoon, 9 November, from a family cemetery in Middle Charsalepur village within Char Harirampur union under Char Bhadrasan upazila, Faridpur. The exhumation of a woman buried for nearly three months has sparked intense shock and outrage throughout the local community.
The victim had been residing with her only son, Salam Bapari. According to local sources and case details, Sufia Begum owned her homestead alongside several parcels of agricultural land. For a considerable period, Salam Bapari had reportedly been pressuring his mother to sell these properties and transfer the proceeds into his name. When she repeatedly resisted his demands, her son subjected her to frequent physical abuse and violent assault, even threatening to take her life if she refused to surrender the land documents.
The prosecution alleges that Salam Bapari and his accomplices engineered a planned murder between 14 and 15 August. To cover up the crime, they arranged a hasty burial, attempting to portray her death as natural. However, when relatives arrived at the residence on the morning of 15 August, they discovered bloodstains on Sufia Begum’s face, marks of violent assault across her body, and dark bruises on her chest and neck. These alarming physical signs immediately triggered deep suspicions of foul play among family members.
Seeking justice for her sister, Nilima Begum filed a formal murder complaint with the Senior Judicial Magistrate Court in Faridpur on 23 August. The lawsuit accused Salam Bapari, Sheikh Iqbal, and several unidentified individuals of murder and concealing evidence. Upon reviewing the case, the court instructed authorities to exhume the body to conduct an official inquest, post-mortem examination, and forensic tests. The legal directives culminated in Monday’s official exhumation.
Executive Magistrate and Sadarpur Upazila Assistant Commissioner (Land) Md Palash Uddin supervised the exhumation process alongside a CID team led by Inspector Moazzem Hossain and Sub-Inspector Kazi Ripon of Char Bhadrasan Police Station. Magistrate Palash Uddin confirmed that the body has been officially handed over to the CID for forensic testing and an autopsy. He added that the exact circumstances surrounding Sufia Begum’s death will be uncovered once the post-mortem report is completed, after which appropriate legal action will proceed.
