Narsingdi: A housewife was tortured to death allegedly by his husband at Baluakandi village of Raipura upazila on Friday night over dowry.

The deceased was Sharmin Begum, 23, wife of Muktar Hossain, 30.

Amirul Sikder, sub-inspector of Raipura Police Station, said that Muktar used to torture his wife Sharmin over dowry after marriage.

Like other days, he locked into an altercation with Sharmin around 10pm at their living room and beat her mercilessly.

At one stage, he stabbed him indiscriminately with a sharp weapon, leaving her critically injured.

Hearing screaming of Sharmin, family members rushed in to the room and rescued her and sent to Narsingdi Sadar Hospital where she succumbed to her injuries.

Mukter was held on the spot during the incident and tied him with rope at the house.

Mukter's father Abdur Rahim informed the police about the incident. Police, later, came to the spot and arrested his son.

Victim's mother Shahana Begum filed a murder case, said Azharul Islam, officer-in-charge of the police station.