Newly-wed girl killed for 'dowry'

A newly-wed college girl was killed allegedly by her dowry-greedy husband 19 days after their marriage at Nehalpur village in Monirampur upazila of Jessore early yesterday morning.

The deceased was identified as Laboni Das, 20, wife of Paresh Das of the same village.

 Laboni, a second year student of political science at Monirampur College, was married to Paresh, son of Gour Das, 19 days ago. Paresh is a final year student of Bangla at Jessore Government MM College.

The victim's mother Lipika Das said Paresh and his family members started torturing her daughter Laboni for dowry immediately after the marriage.

She said they strangled her daughter.

Nehalpur police outpost in-charge Khairul Bashar said it would be ascertained whether Laboni was murdered or not after receiving the autopsy report.