Pvt TV journo held in city for torturing wife

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UNB, Dhaka :Police arrested a news editor of a private television channel from the city’s Segunbagicha area early Saturdayin a case filed for torturing his wife for dowry.The arrestee was identified as Rakibul Islam alias Mukul, news editor of Gtv.Police said, a team of Mirpur thana police launched a drive in Segunbagicha area around 2:30am and arrested Mukul.Meanwhile, a court here on Saturday placed Mukul on a one-day remand in the case filed by his wife Naznin Akhter Tonni, a senior reporter of Bangla daily Dainik Janakantha.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Amit Kumar Dey passed the order after sub-inspector of Mirpur Police Station M Masud Pervez, also investigation officer of the case, produced Rakibul Islam Mukul before his court seeking a seven-day remand, said SI Moshiur Rahman, general recording officer of CMM court.Tonni filed the case with Mirpur Police Station on Thursday for torturing her for dowry.

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