Man detained for killing wife in Chattogram

Police on Sunday arrested a man from Kandirpara area of Cumilla city over the killing of his wife in Chattogram in 2018, reports UNB.

The arrestee was identified as Md Joynal Abedin, 32, son of late Ruhul Amin. 

Acting on a tip-off, a team of police arrested Joynal from a tea stall in Kandirpara area, said officer-in-charge of Bakalia police station Md Nizam Uddin.

Later, he confessed to his crime before a court in Chattogram, he said.

Joynal used to have frequent discord with his wife Roksana Begum, mother of four.

On 31 November, 2018, Joynal slit his wife's throat with a sharp weapon, killing her on the spot.

Later, he went into hiding.