Three accused sent to jail

Yasmin Akter Chowdhury, 33, a mother of five, was killed allegedly by her husband Shah Alam on November 10 at his residence of Kathaltali in the town. The arrestees were Shah Alam's father Nurul Islam, mother Ayesha Begum, and younger sister Sultana Razia.

Police arrested the three on Wednesday and produced them before the magistrate's court yesterday. The court sent them to jail after recording their statement. No prayer was submitted for their bail, police said.

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Police arrested the three from their house following a murder case filed with Kotwali police on November 18 by the victim's elder brother Rafiqul Islam Chowdhury.

The body of Yasmin was exhumed from Banarupa Graveyard in the town on November 14, four days after burial, for postmortem. Police said they were trying to nab four other accused in the case.