Woman jailed for throwing acid
A court here sentenced a woman to 7 years rigorous imprisonment (RI) for throwing acid on another woman. Convict Ruma Akter, 25,of Nandail in Mymensingh was also fined Tk 10 thousand, in default, to suffer 6 months more in jail. According to the prosecution, Rowshan Ara Lucky,30, wife of Azizul Huq of Katabaria village under Kishoreganj Sadar came under acid attack by Ruma Akter of Nandail who came to visit Rowshan's house. On August 6, 2004 night Ruma threw acid on Rowshan due to previous enmity as she (Rowshan) went to fetch water from a nearby tube well. On the following day, Rowshan who received severe burn injuries, herself filed a case with Kishoreganj Sadar model police station accusing Ruma Akter.
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