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Wife murdered for dowry

22 July 2009, 17:00 PM
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A Correspondent, Comilla
A woman was killed allegedly by her husband for dowry at village Sharifpur under Laksam upazila yesterday. Zannatul Ferdous alias Shilpi,22, was daughter of Ohidur Rahman Miah. Police arrested Shamsul Haque, son of Suraj Miah of Norpaty union of the upazila on charge of murder. Shamsul and his family members often tortured Shilpi as her parents failed to pay the dowry. Shilpi's family sources said, they had already paid one lakh taka to Shamsul. But Shamsul was putting pressure on Shilpi for more money. On the fateful night, Shamsul beat up Shilpi mercilessly and possibly strangled her as police found a black mark around her neck. Shilpi's father filed a murder case with Laksam police station.
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