A college girl was found murdered in Sirajganj Sadar upazila yesterday.

The deceased, Sathi Khatun, 18, daughter of Saidur Rahman of Jagatgati village, was an HSC second-year student at an institution in the upazila.

Inspector (investigation) Rafikul Islam of Sadar Police Station said local people spotted Sathi's blood stained body at a bamboo cluster near their house and informed the police.

Quoting victim's family members, police said criminals might have hacked the girl to death when none of her family members were present at home on Sunday night and dumped the body there.

On information, police went to the spot and sent the body to Sirajganj General Hospital morgue for autopsy.

The motive behind the murder would be clear after the autopsy is done, said the inspector.