Husband arrested in Jessore Sadar's Shantala on charge of strangling wife over suspected affair
In the Shantala area of Jessore Sadar upazila, a woman named Shahanara Khatun (25) has allegedly been beaten and strangled to death by her husband Atiar Rahman over suspicion of an extramarital affair. The incident took place on Friday (November 6) morning. Police have arrested the accused Atiar Rahman.
Police said Atiar Rahman is a mason by profession and is addicted to drugs. He suspected his wife of having an extramarital relationship with another man. A dispute had been going on between the husband and wife over this for a long time.
Raihan, the son of the deceased and the accused, said his parents had an argument on Thursday night as well. In the morning, during another argument, his father became angry and beat his mother. He said his father then strangled his mother to death with a gamchha (thin towel).
After the incident, family members rescued Shahanara and took her to Jessore General Hospital. There, the doctor in the emergency department declared her dead.
Local resident Rima Khatun said Atiar had trouble with his wife and they had even separated over the suspicion of an affair. Later their son persuaded his mother and brought her back home. In the morning she learned that Shahanara had been strangled to death.
Jessore police spokesperson Additional Superintendent of Police Mirajul Islam said a quarrel broke out between the husband and wife over suspicion of the wife's relationship with another man, and at one stage Shahanara was strangled to death. The accused Atiar Rahman has been arrested. The body has been recovered and sent to the morgue of Jessore General Hospital.
