Four held for poisoning to death widow, her 2 daughters

Four people have been arrested for their suspected involvement with killing of a widow and her two daughters in Ullapara Upazila in Sirajganj district. A young widow and her two daughters were killed allegedly by feeding poisoned food in Panchlia Dakkhinpara village under Ullapara Upazila on Sunday evening over a land-related dispute. The deceased were identified as Amena Begum, 35, wife of late Rana, and their daughters Fatema, 6, and Nupur, 3.
A team of Ullapara Police Station conducted a raid and arrested four suspected killers – Amena’s brothers-in-law Shahidul Islam, 48, and Manik, 35, Shahidul’s wife and his auntie on Sunday night. Officer-in-charge of the police station Tajul Huda said Amena and her three daughters fell ill after they were fed with food laced with poison around 7:30pm. Other family members took them to a local hospital where doctors declared Fatema and Nupur dead. Amena and her other daughter Hafiza were shifted to Sadar Hospital where the former died around 8pm. The condition of Hafiza was also stated to be critical. The four have been arrested as they had an enmity with Amena over a piece of land, according to a news agency.
- biplab