A housewife was allegedly hacked to death at Darafpur village under Begumganj upazila yesterday. The victim was Sheuli Akter, 28, wife Abbas Uddin of the village.
Hasan, brother-in-law of Sheuli, went to her room in the morning and hacked her to death over family feud while Abbas went to his work out side of home.
Later, locals caught Hasan red handed and informed police.
Golam Farooq, officer-in-charge of Begumganj Model police station confirmed the incident.
The body was sent to Noakhali General Hospital for autopsy, he said. A case was filed with the police station in this connection.