Detective Branch (DB) of police on Friday arrested a woman from Dhaka's Mirpur, as she is accused in a case filed for attempting to murder her husband, who is an Awami League leader in Madaripur.
The arrested is Mili Akhter, 42, wife of Ilias Ahmed Hawlader, 50, organizing secretary of Madaripur District unit Awami League.
Members of DB police also arrested a 23-year-old university student, as Mili had been staying in his house in Mirpur during the raid by DB police on Friday night.
According to police and the case details, Mili hit Ilias with a heavy object during his sleep on August 20. Ilias was initially taken to Madaripur Sadar Hospital and later to a hospital in Dhaka for better treatment.
On August 23, Ilias filed the murder attempt case with Madaripur Sadar Model police station naming Mili as the only accused and mentioned 5 others involved.
Confirming the arrest, Madaripur district DB inspector and the case Investigation Officer Rajib Hossain said the arrested individuals are currently in custody of DB police in Madaripur and would be produced before court on Saturday afternoon.
"During preliminary interrogation, Mili said that she hit her husband with a Puta (heavy, blunt object) over marriage disputes. After the attack she went into hiding in Dhaka."
