Wife beaten to death for dowry in Ctg
A husband killed his wife, mother of a 10-day son, for dowry at Ranganua in Chittagong yesterday.
The dead was identified as Asma Khatun, 18.
Police arrested her husband Saiful Haq Sebu in this connection.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. According to sources, Sebu beat Asma to death at their house at Mollarghata of Chandraghona some time in the afternoon. After killing Sebu was trying to hang the body of Asma from the ceiling in a bid to pass it as a suicide case when the neighbourhood caught him red handed at around 4:00pm.
Sebu was later handed over to police.
Local people alleged that Sebu used to beat up and torture Asma for dowry since they got married from a neighbouring village one year ago.