The son of former Jessore 5 constituency lawmaker Khan Tipu Sultan, has been arrested for his alleged involvement in the murder of his wife.
Twenty-four-year-old Dr Shamaruf Mahzabin Kona, wife of Humayun Sultan, was allegedly found hanging in the bathroom of her in-law’s Dhanmondi house on Thursday afternoon.
Abu Bakkar Siddique, officer-in-charge at Dhanmondi police station, Kona's father Nurul Islam filed a murder case around 1am on Saturday.
"Humayun was called to the police station for interrogation. Later he was shown arrested after the filling of the case," said the OC.
Former lawmaker Khan Tipu Sultan and his wife Jesmin Ara Begum were also made accused in the case.
The ex-MP’s family claimed that it was suicide while the family of the deceased claimed that the girl was strangled.