Housewife murdered in Nawabganj

KERANIGANJ, Aug 22 (UNB): A housewife was killed by unknown miscreants in Nawabganj upazila of Dhaka district early Friday.

The deceased was identified as Nurjahan (30) of Garibpur village in the upazila.

Police detained victim's father-in-law M Manik, brother-in-law Swapan and her co-wife Lucky Begum for interrogation in this connection.

Sagar (13), son of the deceased, said four miscreants stormed into their house in the early hours by breaking open a window.

Later, they tied his mother and sister Nodi (9) with ropes and beat them brutally before leaving the place. Locals rushed to the house hearing the screams of its inmates and rescued the victims.

Nurjahan was whisked off to Nawabganj Upazila Health Complex on Friday morning where doctors declared her dead.