HT Bureau
GUWAHATI, June 10: One Soleman Ali strangled his wife Bijuli Kinnar at Hatigaon in Guwahati, police said on Tuesday.
The husband and wife duo were staying on rent at Bishnupath in Hatigaon.
“Accordingly, GDE Entry was made vide Hatigaon PS GDE No- 806/22 dated: 22/06/2022, and a preliminary inquiry was carried out. The preliminary inquiry was conducted under Hatigaon PS UD Case No- 11/22 Dated: 22/06/2022. Later, on receiving a complaint from Nazirduddin Mandal, (brother of the deceased), Age- 30 years s/o- Safiur Rahman R/O-Palashkandi PS- Lakhipur Dist: Goalpara, a regular case was registered vide Hatigaon PS Case No-304/22 U/S-304/34 IPC. The complainant suspected that Suleman Ali conspired to commit the murder of his Kinar Sister Bijuli,” an official said.
Police said that the initial part of the investigation had revealed that the deceased Bijuli and her husband Suleman Ali used to fight over money and that Ali used to beat her regularly.
However, on the day of the incident, her husband Suleman Ali and her mobile phone could not be found by police.
During the course of the investigation, the then IO arrested one Rezzak Ali (30), a resident of Goalpara and Abdus Salam (38), a resident of Bongaigaon on suspicion. They revealed that the husband of the deceased had committed the murder and had been absconding ever since.
Subsequently, after thorough technical analysis and gathering of information from various sources, Hatigaon Police successfully apprehended Suleman Ali, the main culprit on June 7.
Police sources stated that accused Suleman Ali confessed that on the day of the incident, all four had consumed alcohol and after the two friends of Bijuli had gone, the couple picked up a fight, and under the influence of alcohol, the accused Ali strangled his wife Bijuli Kinnar to death.