Housewife's body recovered in Lakshmipur, husband arrested
Police have recovered the body of a housewife named Shahida Begum in Raipur, Laxmipur. The family alleges that the housewife was strangled to death by her husband Anwar Hossain over a family dispute.
Police have arrested the accused Anwar in this incident.
The body of the deceased was sent to Lakshmipur Sadar Hospital for autopsy around 11 am on Monday. Earlier, the incident took place around 11 pm on Sunday in the Mollar Hat area of Raipur upazila.
The deceased was identified as Shahida Begum, daughter of local deceased Abdur Chattar Hawlader.
Police and the deceased's cousin Kalu Howlader said that Shahida Begum and Anwar were married ten years ago in the Akhan Bazar area of Mollar Hat in Raipur upazila. Since then, Anwar had been living in his father-in-law's house as a house-sister. On Sunday night, Anwar strangled his wife Shahida to death after a family dispute and tried to escape.
Later, locals arrested him and handed him over to the police. Later, the police recovered the body of the deceased from the scene and sent it to the hospital.
Raipur Police Station Officer-in-Charge AKM Azizur Rahman confirmed the incident and said that initially it is believed to be a murder. Her husband Anwar has been arrested in connection with the incident and preparations are underway to file a case in this regard, he said.