Man detained for killing his wife in Chapainawabganj

Prothom Alo English Desk

A woman was suffocated to death allegedly by her husband over a family feud in Gulbag Natunpara Moholla of Chapainawabganj on Sunday night, police said, reports UNB.

The deceased was identified as Shamima Khatun Sathi, 23, daughter of late Shahidul Haque of parbatipur upazila of Dinajpur, reports UNB. Police arrested her husband Shahin Ali, 23, son of Babul Haque of Shampur in Shibganj, from the spot.

Mozaffar Hossain, officer-in-charge of Chapainawabganj sadar police station, said Shahin Ali, a tenant of Saiful Islam Masud, strangled his wife to death around 11:15pm on Sunday night.

On information, police rushed to the spot and recovered the body, he added. Police recovered a black scarf used in the murder from the spot. The body was sent to Chapainawabganj sadar hospital morgue for an autopsy, the OC added.