Woman beaten to death over family conflict

A woman has been beaten to death allegedly by her husband over family conflict in Damurhuda upazila of Chuadanga district.

Deceased Nurzahan Khatun, 42, was the wife of Zahan Ali, a resident of Loknathpur village in the upazila.

Police and family members said Zahan Ali would often beat up Nurzahan over family conflict.

As a sequel to, he severely tortured her on Friday night, leaving her critically injured.

She was rushed to Chuadanga Sadar Hospital on the night but she succumbed to her injuries on Saturday morning.

The body was first taken home to bury but later it was again sent to the hospital morgue for autopsy as a dispute created over the burail.

The victim's mother Rohimon Begum said Zahan Ali and his mother would often torture Nurzahan since her daughter's marriage. 

The body, however, bore several injuries, said Damurhuda Police Station officer in-charge Abdul Khalek.

A case was lodged by the housewife's brother Sunnat Ali in this connection, he said.

The OC also said police detained the woman's mother-in-law for questioning, and drive is on to arrest accused Zahan Ali.

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