Girl hacked by rejected suitor in Pabna

A rejected suitor hacked a teenage girl of a poor family in Sujanagar upazila under the district on Tuesday.

The victim, Shila Khatun, 16, daughter of Abdul Karim of Borkhapur village in Sujanagar upazila, is undergoing treatment at Pabna Medical College Hospital.

"Five to seven miscreants led by house owner Mukul Hossain hacked my daughter inside our residence around 4:00pm on Tuesday," Karim said.

"Middle aged Mukul Hossain, a married person, had proposed to marry my daughter. As my daughter refused, he got angry.

"Working as a day labourer at the village, I struggle hard to maintain my family with seven children and Shila joined a garment factory in the capital, leaving school when she was a student of Class VII.

"Shila returned home two days ago for a family function. Mukul and his aides hacked my daughter out of vengeance. I want punishment of the culprits," Karim said.

Shila, lying on the floor of Pabna Medical College Hospital, said she clearly recognised Mukul among the attackers.

"Mukul often embarrassed me by giving marriage proposal. Despite his repeated approach, I rejected him and it made him angry. Finally they hacked me with machetes inside our house," she said.

Being panicked she could not speak more. 

Dr Monjura Rahman, assistant director of Pabna Medical College Hospital, said Shila got injuries on seven spots from the head to leg.

She is out of danger now and undergoing treatment at the surgery ward of the hospital, the doctor said.

A case was filed with Sujanagr Police Station accusing Mukul and his aides yesterday morning, said Shakil Uddin, officer in charge of the police station.

Police went to the spot but the attackers had already fled the area, he said.