Man held over ‘killing’ wife in Kushtia
Police arrested the prime accused in a case filed over the killing a housewife from Bijnagar village in Phulbaria upazila on Monday.
The arrestee is Shahabul Islam, 26, son of Touhidul Islam of the village.
A team of police conducted a drive at the house of Shahabul and arrested him early in the morning, said officer-in-charge of Mirpur Police Station, Golam Mostafa.
Earlier on Sunday, police recovered the body of Rangila Khatun, 36, wife of Shafiqul Islam of Nauapara village, from a filed in Mirpur upazila.
A case was filed in this connection on Sunday.
Quoting locals police said Shahabul went to the village for cutting grass near the house of Rangila on Saturday.
Shahabul gave a proposal to Rangila for developing illicit relationship. As she denied his proposal, Shahabul might have killed her by a sharp weapon, said the OC.
During primary interrogation, Shahabul also confessed to his guilt, he said.