Pregnant woman beaten to death in Dhamrai after argument over ‘a chicken getting into a kitchen’

A Surathal report says that she had injuries on her forehead, right eye, mouth, back, and other parts of her body

A pregnant housewife has allegedly been beaten to death in Dhaka’s Dhamrai following an argument over a ‘chicken getting into the kitchen’.

Police have detained one person in connection with the incident.

The incident occurred in the Paikpara area of Dhamrai’s Bhararia Union on Thursday morning, according to Sub Inspector Md Azharul Islam of Dhamrai Police Station.

The deceased, 30-year-old Kulsum Akhtar, is the wife of local resident Iyar Hossain. She was four-months pregnant. The couple also have a five-year-old son.

The detainee is 60-year-old Amina Khatun, a resident of the Bannakhola area of Kushura Union. She is the grandmother-in-law of the victim.

Kulsum’s brother Md Iqbal Hossain has filed a complaint against four people over her death. They are Kulsum’s mother-in-law Surja Banu, 45, father-in-law Aynal Pagla, 55, sister-in-law Yasmin, 19, and Amina.

Police have detained Amina, but the other suspects have fled.

Md Moniruzzaman, chief of Dhamrai Police Station, cited the complaint, saying that Iyar and Kulsum had an arranged marriage six years ago. She has had arguments with members of her husband’s family ever since.

“On Thursday morning, an argument broke out when a chicken owned by housewife Kulsum got into her mother-in-law’s kitchen. Because of this, the accused allegedly beat and strangled her to death.”

The OC said that the body was recovered after the incident was reported. It was sent to Dhaka’s Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital for an autopsy.

SI Azharul said that the Surathal report from the scene says that the victim had marks of injury on her forehead, right eye, mouth, back, and other parts of her body.

Police are working to detain the other suspects, he said.