Police arrested Md Harun Ur Rashid, the prime suspect in the case for killing his newlywed wife Mousumi Akter, from Phulbari town in Dinajpur district on Tuesday evening.
Mousumi Akter, 17, daughter of Md Mozaffar Hossain of Balaipara village in Phulbari upazila of Dinajpur, went 'missing' when her husband took her to the bank of Chhoto Jamuna River on Sunday last.
On Tuesday morning, Phulbari police recovered her body from Chhoto Jamuna River in the upazila, police said, adding that her legs and hands were tied and she was possibly strangled to death before being thrown into the river on Sunday evening.
Only a month ago, Mousumi was married to Md Harun Ur Rashid, 32, son of Mozibar Rahman of Bhimalpur in Phulbari upazila.
Mousumi with her husband came to her parents' house on Sunday and they went to the bank of nearby Chhoto Jamuna River in the afternoon, said Mousumi's family members.
After about an hour, they returned home and took iftar.
"Then Harun again took Mousumi to the riverbank. But this time Harun returned alone and my daughter went missing. When we were searching for Mousumi, Harun managed to flee," said Mousumi's father Mozaffar Hossain.
Mozaffar filed a case with Phulbari police station on Tuesday accusing three people including Mousumi's husband Harun.
Several hundred people, mostly from Baraipara village, yesterday brought out a procession at Phulbari town demanding punishment to the killer of Mousumi Atker.
Later, they staged a sit-in in front of the office of the upazila nirbahi officer (UNO).
But the protesters failed to contact with UNO Protap Chandra Biswas as he had gone to join a meeting at Dinajpur deputy commissioner's office.
Half an hour later, the villagers marched to Phulbari police station and besieged it. They left the place following assurance from officer in charge Md Monzur Rahman.
Meanwhile, Md Abdul Aziz, chairman of Doulatpur union parishad in Phulbari, said, "Harun Ur Rashid surrendered to police on Tuesday evening as he is innocent."
Police, on the other hand, said they arrested him from Phulbari town.
Family members buried Mousumi yesterday.
Source : The Daily Star
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