Man held for killing wife, three daughters for ‘want of son’

Ustab Ali, a resident of Bhawanipur village and Nafisa’s husband, has been arrested on charges of murder. Police said Ali was reportedly angry with his wife “for not giving birth to a son”. Family members of Nafisa said Ali was also keeping an affair with another woman and wanted to divorce his wife.

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“The couple used to fight often and the quarrels became more frequent after their third daughter was born,” a police officer quoted one of the family members, adding that on several occasions, Ali would leave his wife and the three kids at her mother’s place but each time she would return home.

“Based on the family’s complaint, we have arrested Ali but we are yet to ascertain the motive. We are interrogating him to get more information,” said Murshidabad Superintendent of Police, C Sudhakar. Police added that Ali didn’t have a permanent job and had also gone to Saudi Arabia for a stint as a labourer.