Two housewives murdered in Satkhira
A housewife was killed after gang-rape on Saturday while another was beaten to death for dowry the day before.
The incidents took place in Tala and Assassuni upazilas of Satkhira.
Criminals killed a housewife after gang-rape at village Agailjhhara in Tala upazila on Saturday night, reports our correspondent.
The victim was identified as Nasima Khatun, 26, wife of Faruk Hossain Biswas.
Quoting locals police said, Nasima, daughter of Rashida Begum of village Tentulia in Tala upazila was married to Faruk Hossain Biswas ten years ago.
Recently Faruk fell in love with a woman of the same area following which he tortured Nasima off and on as she protested the matter.
On Saturday night, a gang abducted Nasima from her house and took her to a nearby mango orchard where they strangulated her to death after gang-rape. Police arrested Faruk Hossain for his alleged involvement in the killing.
Police suspected that the victim's husband may have engaged the criminals to kill Nasima.
Rashida Begum filed a case with Tala police station accusing Faruk Hossain and four other unnamed people.
In Assassuni upazila, another housewife was beaten to death allegedly by her husband and others at village Beula on Friday.
The victim was identified as Fatema Khatun, 23, wife of Safiqul Islam Gazi of the village.
Quoting locals police said, Fatema, daughter of Yarul Islam of village Magura in Sadar upazila was married to Safiqul Islam, son of Hafizul Islam of village Beula three years back.
Soon after the marriage, Safiqul Islam Gazi demanded a good amount of dowry which the victim's parents could not pay due to poverty. At this, Saiful used to torture her off and on.
On December 17 morning Safiqul beat Fatema mercilessly as she refused to go to her father's house to bring dowry money.
At one stage Fatema died. The killers hung the body on a nearby tree and said that the victim had committed suicide.
Police recovered the body with several marks of injuries on her persons and sent it to Satkhira morgue for postmortem.
Victim's father Yarul Islam filed a case with Assassuni PS accusing four people including Safiqul Islam. The other accused are Mainur, Mukhtar Gazi and Mazeda Khatun. All the four went into hiding soon after incident, police said.
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