Housewife killed in Sirajganj for dowry

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UNB, Sirajganj :
A young housewife was strangulated to death at Shakuri village in Tarash upazila allegedly by her husband and his family members for dowry on Wednesday night.
The victim was identified as Ripa Khatun, 25, daughter of Abdur Rahman of Jhaldhaka village in Nilphamari district.
Locals said Ripa’s husband Monirul Islam and his family members used to torture her physically and mentally for dowry since their marriage three years back.
As a sequel to the quarrel, they strangulated Ripa and poured pesticide into her mouth, leaving her dead on the spot.
On information, police recovered the body on Thursday morning.
Meanwhile, police arrested victim’s mother-in-law Monwara Begum and brother-in-law Junaid Ali in connection with the incident, said sub-inspector of Tarash Police Station Monirul Islam.
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