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Murder for dowry

17 June 2009, 18:00 PM

NATIONAL

Our Correspondent, Netrakona

A housewife was murdered allegedly for dowry at village Bisnupur under Khaliajuri upzaila Tuesday night. Khaliajuri police recovered the body yesterday from a jungle near the house of the victim. Police said, Salma Begum,20, wife of Niamat Ullah was daughter of one Karamat Ali of the same village. Fatema Begum, mother of the victim, claimed that although they gave Tk 75,000 and other valuables as dowry at the time of marriage, Niamat and his parents used to torture Salma for Tk 50,000 more. Niamat was arrested after a case was filed with Khaliajuri police station in this connection.