The body of a newlywed woman was recovered from her residence in Pallabi area in Bangladesh capital Dhaka Sunday evening.

The deceased is Mahfuza Motaleb, wife of Aminul Islam.

Pallabi police station officer-in-charge Apurbo Hasan said that Aminul and Mahfuza got married around three months ago.

Quoting Mahfuza’s family, the OC said Aminul used to torture Mahfuza demanding dowry since their marriage as his mother-in-law has an FDR of Tk 7 lakh.

On Sunday evening, Aminul phoned Mahfuz’a family asking to come to his residence as she fell sick. When they reached their home they found her dead.

On information, a police team recovered the body from the house and sent to Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital morgue for autopsy, the police officer said.

Police, however, arrested the husband in this connection and Mahfuza’s family filed a case.