A woman was allegedly beaten and strangled to death by her husband in Kushtia early Saturday morning.
The deceased, Urmi Khatun, 35, daughter of Mahim Mondal of Gopalpur village in Kushtia Sadar upazila, was found dead with injury marks on her body. Her husband, Rana Khan, fled the scene following the incident.
They ran a clothing and food shop near City College and lived in a rented house in Housing E-Block area.
Abu Said, brother of the deceased, said Rana was addicted to drugs and had been jailed several times. Frequent quarrels occurred between the couple since their marriage. Following a family dispute, Rana allegedly beat and strangled Urmi to death.
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Kushtia Model Police Station Officer-in-Charge Mosharraf Hossain confirmed the incident. He said that police recovered the body after receiving the information and sent it for postmortem. The husband is currently on the run and police are working to arrest him.
The OC added that preliminary investigations indicate it is a homicide case. Further investigation is underway, and appropriate legal action will be taken. The exact cause of death will be confirmed after the postmortem report is received.