A housewife was beaten to death allegedly by her brother-in-law at
Bhiksar village in Sadar upazila on Friday.
The deceased was identified as Karuna Khatun, wife of Shukur Ali of the village.
Jallal Uddin Ahmed, office-in-charge of Jhenidah Sadar police station,
said Karuna and her brother-in-law Mukul locked in a quarrel over
family feud in the evening.
At one stage, Mukul beat her with a stick, leaving her critically injured.
Locals whisked Karuna away to Jhenidah Sadar Hospital where attending
doctors declared her dead.
Mukul went into hiding after the killing. –UNB, Jhenidah
