Woman ‘burnt by husband’ dies
A woman, who was set on fire allegedly by her husband over family feud in Jashore's Abhaynagar upazila on November 26, succumbed to her burn injuries on the way to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) early yesterday.
The deceased, Hira Begum, 25, wife of Billal Sardar, was a resident of Garuhat area under Singari village in the upazila.
Victim's brother Yeasin Sardar said Hira's husband Billal had been trying to convince and take her to India for long.
But as Hira was repeatedly refusing to accept his proposal, Billal tortured her inhumanly for a number of occasions.
As a sequel to the feud, Billal first poured petrol on her body and set her ablaze on November 26.
Hearing screams, neighbours rushed to the spot, rescued her and admitted her to Abhaynagar Upazila Health Complex, from where she was shifted to Khulna Medical College Hospital the same evening.
Meanwhile, following deterioration of her condition she was referred to DMCH on Wednesday night, but she died on way to the hospital early yesterday, Yeasin added.
Officer in Charge (Investigation) of Abhaynagar Police Station Milon Kumar said a case was filed in this connection and they were conducting drives to arrest the culprit.
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