A housewife has been killed allegedly by her husband at Shakharia village in Jibonnagar upazila for dowry.The victim was identified as Rupali, a mother of one, and wife of Sumon of the village.Quoting villagers, police said Sumon had been demanding dowry from Rupali’s father since their marriage eight years back, and he used to torture her for it.Worried about his daughter’s future, Rupali’s father Bachchu Miah gave Sumon Tk three lakh in phases but ‘greedy’ Sumon did not find it enough.He demand more money from his father-law in dowry and started torturing Rupali again as he did not get the money.On Sunday evening, Sumon asked Rupali to bring Tk 50,000 from her father and started beating her up as she refused to do that.At one stage, he hit Rupali with a brick in the head, leaving her critically injured.Rescued by neighbours, Rupali was being taken to hospital, but she succumbed to her injuries on the way.Contacted, officer-in-charge of Jibonnagar Police Station Abdur Rakib confirmed the incident.Meanwhile, Sumon went into hiding following the incident and police arrested his father, Tetul Miah, in this connection. -UNB, Chuadanga
