A man has allegedly killed his eight-year-old son after having been angry at the wife’s refusal to permit him for a second marriage at Beanibazar upazila in Sylhet.
Police arrested the man, Kutial Mia, 30, of Angura village, for the murder yesterday.
Locals said Kutial was on Monday preparing for marrying his wife’s sister, but his wife did not allow him for the second marriage, resulting in a quarrel between them. After the quarrel, he picked up his son from home and threw him into the Kushiara river in a bid to avenge his wife’s refusal.
As the news spread around, locals caught and took Kutial to the spot of the river where he had dumped his son, but the eight-year-old chid could not be found even after a lot of searching.
On Thursday, the body was seen floating in the river. Police rushed to the scene hearing this and recovered it.
Beanibazar police station Officer-in-Charge Abul Kalam Azad confirmed the incident to the Dhaka Tribune.