College girl killed for dowry

A college student was killed allegedly by her dowry-greedy husband at Katpatti of Jhalakathi town on Sunday night.

The deceased, Suraiya Yasmin, 21, a degree student of Government Jhalakathi College, was wife of Mainul Islam Akon Himu of Katpatti area in Jhalakathi Sadar.

Police arrested Himu and he has confessed to killing his wife, said Md Tajul Islam, officer in charge of Jhalakathi Sadar Police Station.

Himu and Suraiya fell in love and Himu married her two years ago without the consent of Himu's parents, said locals.  

On Sunday afternoon, the couple had a quarrel at Himu's house.

At one point Himu strangled Suraiya and kept her in a locked room at the house. In the evening Himu phoned Suraiya's uncle Tarikul Islam and said that Suraiya committed suicide by taking poison. The uncle rushed to the house.   

Then Suraiya was taken to Jhalakathi Sadar Hospital where she was declared dead.

Himu, who had also taken some poison, was referred to Sher-E-Bangla Medical College Hospital from where he was released yesterday morning.

“I killed my wife by strangling and later poured some poison on her mouth to pass it off as suicide. I also took some poison to make everyone believe it,” Himu told police.

Suraiya's father Alam Farazi said, “Himu and his family demanded Tk 3 lakh to Suraiya and they continued pressing her for the money. My daughter was killed in a planned way.”

A murder case was filed with the police station accusing five people and the body was handed over to family members after autopsy, said police.