Police: Rajshahi man murders father for wanting second marriage
He dumped the body in the septic tank after the murder
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Dulal Abdullah, Rajshahi
Publish : 20 Jan 2022, 02:11 PMUpdate : 20 Jan 2022, 02:11 PM
A man in Rajshahi was arrested for reportedly killing his father who wanted to get married for the second time, a year after his wife passed away.
Police arrested Shwapan on Wednesday, for slitting his father’s throat, said Damkura Police OC Mahbub Alam.
The dead body of Sajjad Hossain, 65, was recovered from Paba upazil’s Ashgram on Thursday morning.
According to police, Sajjad had been missing since Tuesday and his elder son Abdul Hadi filed a missing person’s report with the police the next day.
Shwapan was taken in for questioning and at one point he admitted to killing his father, said police.
Quoting Shawapan, OC Mahbub said: “He first tried to suffocate his father. When he failed, he slit his throat and dumped the body in the septic tank of the house.”
The arrestee even admitted that he killed his father because he wanted to get married for the second time and Shawap feared that the property would be divided further if that happened.
Police: Rajshahi man murders father for wanting second marriage
He dumped the body in the septic tank after the murder
A man in Rajshahi was arrested for reportedly killing his father who wanted to get married for the second time, a year after his wife passed away.
Police arrested Shwapan on Wednesday, for slitting his father’s throat, said Damkura Police OC Mahbub Alam.
The dead body of Sajjad Hossain, 65, was recovered from Paba upazil’s Ashgram on Thursday morning.
According to police, Sajjad had been missing since Tuesday and his elder son Abdul Hadi filed a missing person’s report with the police the next day.
Shwapan was taken in for questioning and at one point he admitted to killing his father, said police.
Quoting Shawapan, OC Mahbub said: “He first tried to suffocate his father. When he failed, he slit his throat and dumped the body in the septic tank of the house.”
The arrestee even admitted that he killed his father because he wanted to get married for the second time and Shawap feared that the property would be divided further if that happened.