Staff Reporter :
A man strangled his wife for her refusal to pay dowry in Bandar upazila of Narayanganj on Monday night.
The deceased has been identified as Sumaiya Akhter Barsha, 21, the accused and identified by Mustafizur Rahman, an inhabitant of Sabdi Ali Sahardi area under Kalagachhia union. The couple also have a four years old daughter.
The victim’s father Manzur Bhuiyan said, a year ago I sold a piece of my land to invest in a new business. After knowing this, son-in-law Mustafizur demanded Tk five lakh from me as dowry.
To get it, he started torturing my daughter Barsha for the money.
As a sequel, Mustafizur beat Barsha on Monday night and at one stage strangled her.
Being informed, police recovered the body and sent it to Narayanganj General Hospital morgue.
Injury marks were found in the victim’s body, said Bandar Police Station officer in-charge Rafiqul Islam.
Victim’s father filed a murder case and police arrested Mustafizur.
Victim family sources said that Mustafizur was given cash money, gold and others precious things including furniture worth about Tk 10 lakh as dowry after their marrage in 2013.
A man strangled his wife for her refusal to pay dowry in Bandar upazila of Narayanganj on Monday night.
The deceased has been identified as Sumaiya Akhter Barsha, 21, the accused and identified by Mustafizur Rahman, an inhabitant of Sabdi Ali Sahardi area under Kalagachhia union. The couple also have a four years old daughter.
The victim’s father Manzur Bhuiyan said, a year ago I sold a piece of my land to invest in a new business. After knowing this, son-in-law Mustafizur demanded Tk five lakh from me as dowry.
To get it, he started torturing my daughter Barsha for the money.
As a sequel, Mustafizur beat Barsha on Monday night and at one stage strangled her.
Being informed, police recovered the body and sent it to Narayanganj General Hospital morgue.
Injury marks were found in the victim’s body, said Bandar Police Station officer in-charge Rafiqul Islam.
Victim’s father filed a murder case and police arrested Mustafizur.
Victim family sources said that Mustafizur was given cash money, gold and others precious things including furniture worth about Tk 10 lakh as dowry after their marrage in 2013.
