A housewife was tortured to death allegedly by her husband for dowry at Dighinala upazila on Sunday.
The deceased was identified as Jesmin Akhter, 19, wife of Abdur Rahman, a resident of Merung union.
Family sources said Rahman married Jesmin, daughter of Giyasuddin, 8 months ago.
The police quoting locals said since then Rahman used to torture Jesmin to bring dowry money from her parents. They said her parents gave Rahman Tk 1 lakh as dowry one month back. But the man started torturing her again for more money.
Neighbours said in the afternoon on the day, following a quarrel with Jesmin over the issue he tortured her mercilessly and later poured poison into her mouth.
She was taken to the upazila health complex and later shifted to Sadar Modern Hospital where the doctor declared her dead.
Rahman went into hiding soon after the incident. A case was filed in this connection.
Source : New Age
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