Two women including wife was brutally slaughtered by a man over a family feud in Nikli upazila of the district on Saturday.
The deceased were identified as Ayesha Akhter, 25, wife of Shawkat Mia and Salma Akhter, 30, wife of Mustafa Mia of Gurui village in Nikli.
Police and local sources said, Shawkat Mia, 32, husband of Ayesha Akhter, is a Dubai expatriate. He came home recently. Shawkat and Ayesha squabbled over a family feud at 11:00am yesterday. At one stage, in a fit of anger, Shawkat slaughtered his wife with a sharp knife, locked the door and went to the house of HIS wife’s elder brother Mustafa Mia nearby. He slaughtered Mustafa’s wife Salma with the same knife, leaving both dead.
Later, locals caught Shawkat while he tried to flee from the spot, beat him up and handed him over to the police.
Md. Kamal Uddin, additional police super (Bajitpur circle) confirming the incident said, the murderer Shawkat was arrested and the two bodies sent to Kishoreganj sadar general hospital morgue for autopsy. No case was filed yet in the connection, he added.