Man arrested for killing stepdaughter
Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) yesterday arrested a man from Raozan upazila of Chattogram on the charge of killing his stepdaughter in the port city’s Chandgaon area on July 6.
The arrestee is Md Nurun Nabi, 30, from Satkania.
Inspector Sontosh Chakma of PBI Chattogram Metro Unit said PBI arrested him on a tip-off, and handed him over to Government Railway Police (GRP), where the murder case was lodged.
According to the case statement, GRP personnel recovered the body of 15-year old Soma beside the railway track on July 6 in the city’s Khejurtola area under Chandgaon Police Station. Her throat was slit.
Victim’s mother Nasima Akhter married Nurun Nabi seven years ago. Soma lived with her mother and stepfather in Chandgaon.
Investigators said Nabi tried to sexually assault the girl before murder.
The victim’s mother filed a case accusing her husband.
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