Archive · 2 Sep 2026
Girl Dies at Farakka Hostel as Murder, Suicide Claims Clash
Hamida Yasmin was a 14-year-old student living in a hostel in Farakka.
On Monday evening, she was found in a pond behind the hostel.
She was taken to hospital but died.
Her father believes someone killed her and placed her body in the pond.
He also questioned why the family was informed several hours after the reported incident.
The hostel superintendent says Hamida jumped from the roof and died by suicide.
Police have not yet decided what happened.
They are investigating and waiting for the autopsy results.
Hamida Yasmin, a 14-year-old Class VII student, was found in a pond behind her Farakka hostel on Monday evening.
Her father, Khairul Islam, filed a police complaint alleging murder by unidentified persons.
Hostel superintendent Mustafijur Rahaman said Hamida jumped from the fourth-floor roof in a suicide attempt.
Hamida’s family questioned the delay in informing them and suspected the hostel authority was concealing information.
Police sent the body for an autopsy and are questioning hostel staff, roommates and other students.
- Who
- Hamida Yasmin, a 14-year-old Class VII student; her father Khairul Islam filed the complaint.
- What
- Hamida died after being found in a pond behind a girls’ hostel; the death is being investigated as a suspected murder or suicide.
- When
- Monday evening; her family said she had returned to the hostel on August 28.
- Where
- A pond behind a four-storey girls’ hostel run by a private coaching centre in Farakka, Murshidabad.
- Why
- The cause of death is disputed because her father suspects murder while the hostel superintendent claims suicide.
Family’s Murder Suspicion
Hostel’s Suicide Claim
Cause of death
Family’s Murder Suspicion
Khairul Islam said Hamida was not depressed or reluctant to return to the hostel and suspected that someone killed her and threw her body from the rooftop.
Hostel’s Suicide Claim
Mustafijur Rahaman said Hamida jumped into the pond from the fourth-floor roof to commit suicide.
Delay in notification
Family’s Murder Suspicion
The family questioned why it was informed around 8.40pm when the death reportedly occurred between 6pm and 6.30pm, alleging that the hostel authority may have tried to hide information.
Hostel’s Suicide Claim
The hostel authority said Hamida went missing on Monday evening and that she was rescued from the pond alive before being taken to hospital.
Current determination
Family’s Murder Suspicion
The father has asked police to conduct a proper investigation and identify those responsible for an alleged murder.
Hostel’s Suicide Claim
The superintendent described the incident as a clear case of suicide, but police are continuing to investigate.
- Student
- Hamida Yasmin, 14, was studying in Class VII.
- Hostel stay
- She had been studying and staying at the Farakka hostel for more than a year and a half.
- Discovery
- Her body was found in a pond behind the four-storey girls’ hostel.
- Family complaint
- Her father, Khairul Islam, filed a murder complaint against unidentified persons.
- Reported notification time
- Khairul Islam said the family was informed at about 8.40pm, although the incident reportedly occurred between 6pm and 6.30pm.
- Hostel account
- Superintendent Mustafijur Rahaman said Hamida jumped from the fourth-floor roof in an apparent suicide attempt.
- Police action
- Police sent the body for an autopsy and questioned hostel employees, roommates and other students.