A man has tried to commit suicide after allegedly slitting the throats of his wife and two daughters in Ghior upazila of Manikganj.
The incident was reported from Angurpara village early on Sunday, said Ghior police station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Md Riaz Uddin Ahmed Biplob.
Locals rescued Asadur Rahman Rubel, 40, when he tried to put his head under moving cars on the Dhaka-Aricha Highway, before turning him over to the police.
The deceased are Rubel’s wife Lovely Akhter, 35, and daughters Chhoa Akhter, 16, and Kotha Akhter, 12.
“Locals informed us after spotting three bodies at Rubel’s house around 5am on Sunday. We suspect that he killed his family with sharp weapons over a dispute,” OC Biplob said.
Lovely Akhter’s brother Md Alam lament over the death of his sister and nieces on Sunday, May 8, 2022 Dhaka TribuneLovely’s brother Md Alam said Rubel had been working as a dentist in the Baniajuri Bus Stand area for a long time.
The couple had been married for over 15 years and had recently been struggling financially, he added.
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“Rubel was in debt and was stressed about that. But I did not think he would take such a step,” Alam said, adding that he would file a murder case at Ghior police station.
Baliakhora UP Chairman Abdul Awal Khan said Rubel had killed his family because he had borrowed money from some people and could not repay them.
Shivalaya Circle Assistant Superintendent of Police Nurjahan Laboni said the motive for the murder would be known after investigation.