Housewife beaten dead, husband held

A woman was beaten to death allegedly by her husband over family feud at Swajan village in Lakhai upazila Habiganj on Tuesday night.

The dead is Shipra Rani Roy, daughter of Mohananda Roy of Jagadishpur village in Madhabpur upazila.

Locals said Shipra was married off to Nirmal Chandra Roy of Swajan village in Lakhai upazila seven years back. The couple used to engage in altercation over family dispute.

On Tuesday night, Nirmal started quarrel with his wife over a family problem and at one stage, he beat her mercilessly, leaving her dead on the spot.

On information, police rushed in and caught killer Nirmal, said Abdul Wadud, officer-in-charge of Lakhai police station.

Source: unb