Husband kills wife over trifling matter
A quarrel between 19-year-old housewife Konika Akhter and her husband Ali Hossain over a trifle matter led to her killing at their Khilgaon home on Monday, disclosed detained Saudi expatriate Ali Hossain.
Ali Hossain, who was arrested by Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) personnel at South Keraniganj on Wednesday night, told Rab that they woke up late in the night as their one-year-old child was crying.
They locked into quarrel over pacifying the child and at one stage Konika slapped him on the face, he said, adding that it enraged him and he pressed her throat with both of his hands for minutes, which caused her death.
The victim Konika Akhter, wife of Ali Hossain, 35, lived on the ground floor of a five-storey building at Goran in the city's Khilgaon area. She was found dead in her bedroom around 11:30am on Monday.
Senior Assistant Superintendent of Police Mohammad Jahangir Alam told The Daily Star that following the incident Ali left his child with his mother-in-law and fled to his relative's house at South Keraniganj.
Ali told reporters that during his stay in Saudi Arabia, he sent money to his wife but she could not give him the correct account of her expenditure.
He added Konika was involved with some youths but he did not mention any name.
Rab sources said they were verifying the information.
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