Police recovered the body of a newly married woman, killed allegedly by her husband, from Chhoto Jamuna River in Phulbari upazila under Dinajpur district yesterday morning, around 40 hours after she had gone missing.
The deceased, Mousumi Akter, 17, daughter of Md Mozaffar Hossain of Baraipara village in Phulbari upazila, was married to Md Harun Ur Rashid, son of Mozibar Rahman of Bhimalpur in the same upazila, about a month ago, said family members.
Informed by villagers, police recovered the body with hands and legs fastened from Chhoto Jamuna River yesterday morning.
The girl was possibly strangled to death before her body was thrown into the river on Sunday, said the policemen who took part in the rescue operation.
Mousumi with her husband came to her parents' house on Sunday and they went for a walk to nearby Chhoto Jamuna River in the afternoon, the victim's family members told this correspondent.
Staying there about an hour, the couple returned home and took Iftar. Then Harun forced his wife to go to the riverbank again.
"But this time Harun returned home alone. As we started searching for Mousumi, Harun managed to flee," said Mousumi's father Md Mozaffar Hossain.
He filed a case with Phulbari police station yesterday accusing three people including Mousumi's husband Harun Ur Rahshid.
Mozaffar alleged that Harun and his family members used to demand dowry after the marriage.
When contacted, Md Monzur Rahman, officer in charge of Phulbari police station, said, "Police found torture marks on Mousumi's body and her hands and legs were also found fastened. Police started drives to arrest the accused."
The body was sent to Dinajpur Medical College and Hospital for autopsy.
Source : The Daily Star
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