Police have arrested father who killed his three-month-old daughter for a hidden treasure.
Nazmul Islam, a carpenter by profession was arrested from a private clinic of Pabna-Hemayetpur area early Saturday and was taken under Baraigram police custody.
Monirul Islam, Officer-in-Charge of Baraigram police station said on secret information, a team of Baraigram police led by Sub-Inspector Sukomol made a raid at Surma clinic of Hemayetpur at 3am.
At one stage of searching, police arrested Nazmul, who was under treatment at the clinic.
Police will send him before the court on Sunday, the police official said.
“The investigation is underway and police are trying to identify the members of the fake spiritual gang,”Nazmul killed his three-month-old daughter and tore up a copy of Qur’an while performing a ritual in order to get “treasures” at Baraigram upazila in Natore on Friday.
The deceased, Nusrat Rukaiya, was drowned in a pond as per the instruction of a fake spiritual leader.
Monjuwara, Nusrat’s mother, said her husband, Nazmul Islam, was a carpenter by profession.
Recently, he started following a fake spiritual leader, who instigated him to sacrifice their daughter for hidden treasure.
Afterwards, Monjuwara lodged a case at the police station against her husband.
