Youth held for 'killing' wife

Police yesterday arrested a young man allegedly for killing his wife at Hossainpur village in Ishwarganj upazila of the district earlier in the day.

The arrestee is Rakib Mondol, 21, son of Mustafa Mondol of the village.

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Quoting locals and family members, police said following a love affair Rakib married Shimu Akhter, 19, daughter of Mustafizur Rahman of the village, about one and a half month ago.

Since the marriage Rakib often tortured Shimu and locked in altercation for dowry, said Officer-in-Charge Badrul Alam Khan of Ishwarganj Police Station.

Yesterday Rakib took ailing Shimu to Ishwarganj Upazila Health Complex around 3:00am where she died an hour later.

On information, police recovered the body and sent it to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital for autopsy.

The law enforcers also detained Rakib for his alleged involvement in the murder, the OC added.

Deceased's father Mustafizur Rahman lodged a murder case with Iswarganj Police Staton accusing Rakib yesterday noon.