Man kills wife in Savar

A housewife was killed allegedly by her husband over dowry money at Dagarmora in Savar municipality area on Friday night.

The deceased was identified as Hafiza Akhter Rani, 19, wife of Rejaul Karim Emon, a resident of Dagarmora. The couple used to live in a rented house of one Abdul Halim in the area.

Assistant Superintendent of Police of Savar Model Police Station Mahabubur Rahman said Rezaul had been demanding Tk 2 lakh as dowry from his in-laws. However, his father-in-law gave him Tk 1 lakh before Eid-ul-Azha.

On Friday night, Rezaul locked into an altercation with Rani over the remaining amount. At one stage, he beat her to death and hung her body from the ceiling of their house.

Yesterday morning, locals caught Rezaul while he was trying to flee and informed police.

Police rushed there and recovered the body.

A case was filed with Savar Model Police Station in connection with the incident.