Woman burnt to death in capital

A woman was burnt to death in the capital's Mohammadpur Geneva Camp yesterday with her husband claiming it a suicide and her brother a murder.

Rani, 25, got married to auto-rickshaw driver Mohammad Shahabuddin five months ago and has a five-year-old son from a previous marriage, said the brother, Mohammad Jony, adding that the couple often quarrelled over letting the boy visit his grandmother. Jony claims that Shahabuddin had sent the boy away to a nearby shop right before the incident, set Rani on fire pouring kerosene following an argument and was caught while attempting to flee.

Locals caught Shahabuddin on hearing the screams. He claimed to police that Rani had set herself on fire.

Mohammadpur police said they would investigate the matter.