Online Desk: Police arrested a man allegedly for stabbing his wife and child to death over family dispute in Tanore upazila of Rajshahi district on Saturday afternoon.

The deceased were identified as Nipa Khatun, 26, and her son Nur Mohammad, 7. They were the residents of Mohammadpur Purbopara under Panchandar union parishad of Mundumala municipality in Tanore upazila. The arrested man is Aliul, 30.

Quoting Nipa’s family members, Tanore Police Station officer-in-charge Abdur Rahim said Nipa and her son used to live in her father’s house in Panchandar area as there had long been family disputes between Aliul and Nipa.

On Saturday afternoon, Aliul went to his father-in-law’s house and stabbed his wife and son mercilessly, leaving both dead on the spot, the police official said.

Being informed, police recovered the bodies from the spot and sent to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital morgue for autopsy. Locals apprehended Aliul and handed him over to police, the OC added.