A man, who was tortured allegedly by his wife and her associates in the capital’s Khilgaon area Monday night, died from his injuries in a city hospital early Wednesday.
The deceased was identified as Md Jahangir Alam, 35.
Police and family members alleged that Bakul Akhter, wife of Jahangir, along with her associates killed him as he barred his wife from having extramarital affair.
Victim’s father Ashrafuddin said that Jahangir married Bakul 14 years ago. ‘Since then, he has not had good relations with his parents,’ he added.
Bakul had developed extramarital affair with local drug peddler Dulal few months ago.
As Jahangir was trying to prevent her, Bakul along with her mother Joynab Banu, Dulal and some local miscreants confined him in a room at Khilgaon Monday night and tortured him severely.
There were stab marks on his whole body, said Khilgaon police sub-inspector Sajedul Haque.
Jahangir was rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital in critical condition and then shifted to General Medical Hospital on Elephant Road where he died from his injuries early Wednesday.
Later, police recovered the body at 10:45am and sent it to DMCH morgue for autopsy.
Bakul and her associates went into hiding soon after the incident.
The victim’s father filed a case with Khilgaon police station in this connection.
-With New Age input
