A groom was found dead, hours after wedding, in a sugarcane field in Faridpur's Saltha upazila this morning.

The deceased was identified as Md Jamal Fakir, 28, son of Md Rozab Fakir of Pisonail village under Ballabhdi union.

Jamal married Rokeya Akter, 23, daughter of Md Liton Bhuiya of Ghonapara in Nagarkanda upazila, at a family ceremony yesterday afternoon.

After the wedding, Jamal and his bride returned to his home in Pisonail village, family members and neighbours said.

Around 7:00 am today, some locals found Jamal's body with a towel tied around his neck, hanging from a bamboo fence in a sugarcane field -- about half a kilometre from his house. They then informed his family.

Speaking to reporters, the bride said she learned about her husband's death when the body was brought home.

Jamal's elder brother, Jalal Fakir, termed the death "shocking and mysterious," saying, "He had no enemies, and we cannot understand why this happened."

Md Ataur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Saltha Police Station, said police recovered the body and sent it to Faridpur Medical College Hospital for autopsy.

"Legal proceedings are underway," the police official added.