Man held while fleeing country after ‘killing wife over affair’: CID

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of police claimed to have arrested a man for allegedly killing his wife by pouring petrol on her over an extramarital affair.

Mainul Islam alias Kajal Bhuyan (47) was arrested from Jaflong border in Sylhet early yesterday.

A CID team arrested Mainul while he was trying to flee to India, said Habibur Rahman, deputy inspector general of CID, at a briefing yesterday.

CID also seized a private car from his possession.

Officials said Mainul went into hiding soon after the incident, which took place on May 13 in Akhaura of Brahmanbaria.

According to police, Mainul got the petrol from the tank of his motorcycle and set his wife Dolly Begum (40) on fire.

Hearing her scream, locals rescued and admitted her to Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery in Dhaka. She succumbed to her injuries there on May 18.  

Her brother then filed a case with Akhaura Police Station.

After primary interrogation, CID said the couple, married for 25 years, was having conflicts for a while.

It took a turn for the worse when Mainul suspected she was having an affair with a relative.

On May 13, they locked into an altercation over the issue and at one stage he set her on fire by pouring petrol on her.

DIG Rahman said Mainul is an accused in at least 19 cases including for narcotics. Besides, there were three warrants against him.