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Woman beaten to death in C'nawabganj
A woman was beaten to death allegedly by her husband and his second wife following a family dispute in Shibganj upazila of Chapainawabganj early Saturday.
The victim, Ruliara Begum, was the first wife of Shariful Islam of Shyampur-Sahapara Nuresh More village and mother of five children.
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According to locals, Shariful Islam returned home from Dhaka on Friday night bringing Eid gifts for his second wife Khirsha Begum and taking two apples with him to meet his first wife Ruliara Begum.
Upon seeing this, Ruliara Begum got furious and an altercation began with Shariful.
At one stage, Shariful, along with his second wife Khirsha Begum and his brother Razzak beat Ruliara Begum to death and hung her body from a mango tree behind their house, said neighbours, reports UNB.
SM Shakil Hasan, Inspector (Investigation) at Shibganj Police Station, said that police recovered the victim's body which was found hanging and sent it to the District Hospital Morgue for an autopsy.
The victim's husband, Shariful Islam, has been taken into police custody.
Legal action will be taken once the complaint is received and the autopsy report is obtained, added the OC.