A housewife was burned alive and a young man was beaten to death by in-lasw because of family disputes in separate incidents in Feni. The bodies were brought to the morgue of Feni Sadar Hospital at noon yesterday for autopsy.
The victim was identified as Asma Akhtar, 24, daughter of Sirajul Haque of village Charlaksmiganj under Sonagazi upazila.
The father of the deceased housewife alleged that her daughter was burnt to death after torture by her in-laws for failure to pay dowry.
Saiful Islam, Feni police super told the Dhaka Tribune that burnt body of the victim was recovered from the in-law’s house. She was burnt on Saturday night and died while she was being taken for treatment on the way to Dhaka.
Jasim Uddin, the husband of the housewife, is an expatriate and the police was investigating whether it was a murder or suicide, He added.
Meanwhile, Dr Ashim Kumar Das, resident medical officer of Feni Sadar Hospital informed that Belal Hossain, 30, son of Bashir Ahmed of village Laksmipur under Sadar upazila, was admitted at the hospital on Saturday night. He died around 10:30am in the morning yesterday while he was being treated.
Abul Kalam Azad, officer-in-charge (investigation) of Feni Model police station, said Bashir Ahmed alleged to them that his son was beaten to death at the Hafizia area in Feni district by his in-law.
Police was investigating the matter and would take necessary action if the plaintiff filed a written complaint, the OC added.
