Teenage Girl Dies 15 Days After Leaving Home Following Month-Long Phone Relationship

A 15-year-old girl, Asifa Akter, from Heyako area of Fatikchhari in Chattogram, has died in Hathazari. She died 15 days after leaving her home to live with a teenage boy following a relationship that began through mobile phone communication.

The incident occurred on Friday evening, October 9. However, the circumstances surrounding her death remain unclear. The boy’s mother claimed that Asifa died by suicide by hanging herself.

The boy, Imran Hossain, 17, works as a helper on a jeep. He is the son of late Jahangir Alam of Katirhat area in Hathazari upazila. He had been living with his family in the Munsurabad area of West Mirzapur, near Sarkarhat.

According to information provided by Imran’s family, he first came into contact with Asifa over the phone about one and a half months ago. Their relationship developed afterward. Within approximately a month of their first contact, Asifa left her home and went to live at Imran’s residence.

Imran’s mother, Nasima Akter, said that although Asifa and Imran had left their respective homes and started living together, the formal marriage documentation had not been completed. She also claimed that no one from Asifa’s family had visited their home, although she had communicated with Asifa’s aunt over the phone.

According to Nasima Akter, Asifa died by hanging herself on Friday evening. However, no statement from any other party was available regarding the incident. Imran has reportedly been absconding since Asifa’s death.

Sub-Inspector Hannan of Hathazari Model Police Station recovered the body and took it to the police station.

He said the body would be sent to Chattogram Medical College Hospital for an autopsy. The actual cause of death will be determined after the autopsy report is received.