[Dhaka Tribune] An allegation has been raised that Gazipur City Corporation Councillor Solaiman Miah has killed his wife Nusrat Jahan Tumpa.Tumpa, 30, is the daughter of local BNP leader Nazrul Islam. The AL-backed councillor is now on the run after the incident.
The couple were married for 12 years and have an eight-year-old son.
Tumpa’s father Nazrul Islam said: "They started having issues five years into their marriage and had fights on a regular basis over Solaiman’s addiction to drugs and extra-marital affair."
He claimed Solaiman used to beat up his daughter every time they had a quarrel.
Nazrul said Tumpa locked into a quarrel with Solaiman when she discovered a woman’s photo in his mobile phone during a family outing to Jamuna Future Park on Sunday. Tumpa’s brother Sayeed and his wife were with them during the trip.
He also said: "Solaiman killed my daughter Sunday night after Sayeed had dropped them home."
On Monday morning, their domestic help informed Tumpa’s mother over the phone that no one was answering from inside despite repeated knocks on the door.
Later, the family members broke into the flat and found Tumpa senseless. They took her to Crescent Hospital in Uttara where the doctors declared her dead.
The body was sent to Dhaka Medical College Hospital morgue for an appointment with Dr. Quincy at night. Family members have claimed several injury marks were seen on Tumpa’s body.
Uttara West SI Shahed Parvez said: "Dark spots have been found on her body. We can only confirm if it was a murder after we get the autopsy report."