Housewife allegedly burnt to death by husband in Barisal

A housewife was allegedly burnt to death by her husband in Barisal on early Thursday.

Both the husband's and victim's family members claimed that her death was caused by fire caused by leaks from an LPG cylinder, but physicians suspected that the fire may have been caused by kerosene or some other flammable fuel.

The victim, a resident of Rahmatpur under Airport thana of the Barisal Metropolitan Police, was identified as Rokaiya Begum, 26, wife of Mamun Biswas and mother of eight-year-old son Alamin.

Mamun Biswas, owner of a mechanical workshop, was detained for interrogation and a case of unnatural death was lodged

with the thana, said Shakhawat Hossain, the thana's OC.

Police and family sources said that Rokaiya was admitted to Surgery Unit-1 of Barisal Sher-E-Bangla Medical College Hospital at about 1:00am with severe burns, and she succumbed to her injuries at about 4:15am.

source:NewAge