Man detained for torturing wife to death over dowry in Bagerhat
Law enforcers today detained a man for allegedly beating his wife to death over dowry in Bagerhat Sadar upazila.
The arrestee, Ziarul Sheikh (43) beat up his wife Rina Begum (38) demanding dowry last evening, leaving her critically injured, reports our Bagerhat correspondent quoting KM Azizul Islam, officer-in-charge of Bagerhat Sadar Model Police Station.
Ziarul later admitted Rina to Bagerhat Sadar Hospital on the same night, where doctors advised to shift her to Khulna Medical College Hospital for better treatment. She succumbed to her injuries on the way to be taken to KMCH, the OC said.
An autopsy was conducted at Bagerhat Sadar Hospital morgue this afternoon and police detained Ziarul later from Khulna in this connection, he also said.
Body of the deceased has been handed over to family while filing of a case was underway, the police official added.
Talking to The Daily Star, victim's uncle Barek Pike said Rina had been married to Ziarul three years ago and since then she was often tortured by her husband over dowry.
Recently, Rina's ancestral property in Kachua upazila of Bagerhat was sold off and from that Ziarul was given Tk 2.5 lakh but he still demanded more, Barek also said.
He demanded justice for his niece.
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