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Twin-murder suspect held

By Afzal H. Khan with Farid Ahmed
The sole suspect, until now. in the grisly double murder at Lalmatia in the city Sunday — maid Romena alias Nomi. 35. — was arrested from a village tn Manikganj last night.
Detective police said Romena. upon her arrest, admitted she alone murdered Nflufar Chowdhury. 50. and her daughter Mahjabeen Chowdhury Shoma. 20 of 5/5. Block-A. Lalmatia
Romena was brought to the Minto Road headquarters of
the Detective Branch (DB) at 2:55 am last night by a police ptek-up. Wearing a printed cotton saree, she was led out of the police vehicle, hand cuffed, by investigating officer Humayun Kabir, an assistant commissioner of DB
Romena lold this correspondent inside the DB office immediately after being brought there that she had herself committed the murders
When asked about her motive she said al the time she
was not in control of her senses
She also said that she had wanted to leave her job a month ago but was asked to stay on. Then, as an afterthought. she said that she was often subjected to scolding and humiliation which she found unbearable.
On the day of occurrence. Romena told this correspon dent, she was agitated by some of Shoma s comments and
immediately attacked het with a bolt
She hit her several times with the kitchen tool before slashing her throat. She then dragged the lifeless body to Ilie girl's bedroom and hid it partially "under the bed The reupun she went about cleaning the House of all traces of blood, even using detergents io sweep and mop the tloor absolutely clean. She also washed the IM I.
Unmoved by her crime, she went about her daily chores as If nothing had happened. Several hours later, around 2 in the afternoon. Shomas mother Nilufar Chowdhury returned from her college. When asked about the daughters whereabouts. Romena told Mrs. Chowdhury that she had gone out.
Then Romena carried hot water to the bathroom for Mrs. Chowdhury to bathe.
After this Mrs. Chowdhury sal down for lunch. At one point she called Romena from the kitchen and rebuked her about the quality of the fried fish, one of the dishes. Atonce. Romena rushed to the -kitchen, picked up the boti and hit Mrs. Chowdhury. Soon afterwards. the mother, loo. had died Ihe way her daughter did some hours earlier.
However, after the second murder Romena realised that she had done something wrong and that she should escape. But before fleeing the scene, she felt she should take ■way the gold ornaments and/ ■nunev kept in the chest of di 'wits in Mrs. Chowdhury's room lest someone else should come and steal those.
When asked by this correspondent- in the presence of
many top police officials— Romena said she knew that she would be caught. She also said that she neither had anv regrets nor did she once feel any remorse.
The gold ornaments recovered from Romena s possession by police included at least three expensive necklaces, several gold chains, bangles a Janra set. three rings, several earrings anil a ladies watch The recovered cash. about Tk. 7000, was 'mostly in Tk.500 and fresh Tk 100 notes.
Police also brought one of Romena s relatives from Char Govinda with them lo the DB office.
Alter cpninHtling the two murders. Romens had gone into hiding and took shelter in the house of her step sister at Char Gobinda village under Shibalaya thana in Manikganj. She hails from village Khasbo-gila under Nagarpur thana of Tangail.
She was arrested al around 10:30 pm.
Earlier, police raided Ro-mena's house in Khajjlogila and picked up her Iwo broth-ers-in-law — Hashem Ali and Nabu Sheikh — and a cousin. Dilip Sheikh: in the interest of investigation and to know the whereabouts of Romena. She is known in her village as Nomi.
Police look the two broth-ers-in-law to Char Gobinda village wherefrom they arrested Romena. Her cousin was kept at the Minto Road office of detective police in the city.
Meanwhile. Qul Khwanl of Nilufar Chowdhury and Shoma will be held at House No-43, ■Road No-8. Dhanmondi. after Asr prayers today.