In a shocking incident that has gripped the outskirts of Dhaka city, police arrested two individuals late Sunday night in Keraniganj, linked to the brutal murder of a housewife named Rozina in the Kamrangirchar area.
The suspects, identified as Mala Saha (25) and her husband, Sanjit Saha alias Akash (31), were caught in a dramatic operation that also led to the recovery of a critical piece of evidence: a shard from the mirror used in the gruesome act.
Rozina, tragically caught in a love triangle, was the second wife of Sanjit Saha.
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Deputy Commissioner Mahbub Uz Zaman of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police's Lalbagh Division revealed the details during a press briefing at the DMP's media center on Monday. The incident came to light last Friday night when Rozina's lifeless body was discovered in a flat on the first floor of Haji Md. Badruddin's building, adjacent to the Baragram Wapda Mosque, by a team from the Kamrangirchar police station.
The subsequent investigation was propelled by a murder case lodged by Rozina's father, Rahim.
The narrative that unfolded was one of betrayal and jealousy. Rozina, who had recently given birth to a daughter named Souravi, discovered that her husband, Akash — who had converted from Hinduism to Islam a year and a half prior — was previously married. This revelation led to frequent and heated disputes between the couple.
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Mala Saha, the first wife, upon learning of her husband's secret second marriage, confronted Rozina last Friday. In a fit of rage fueled by jealousy and anger towards her husband for his neglect and betrayal, Mala attacked Rozina, inflicting a fatal wound with a shard of glass before fleeing the scene. During her escape, she discarded the murder weapon in the Buriganga River.
The case took a turn when Mala, during preliminary interrogation, confessed to the murder, citing her husband's indifference and her own financial struggles as the motive behind her actions.