Acid attack on mother, baby sparks protest in Magura
Acid attack on a mother and her baby girl has sparked protests in Magura but the law-enforcers seemed indifferent to it as the culprit is yet to be arrested seven days into the incident.
Lokmorcha, a non-government organisation, formed a human chain and held a protest rally yesterday at Bhaina Square in the town demanding immediate arrest of the culprit.
At the rally, the speakers demanded exemplary punishment to the person involved in the acid attack. They also threatened tougher agitation if the culprit is not arrested by next five days.
A resident of Rishipara in the town, Babita Khatun, 28, and her four-year-old baby girl Ratna are now groaning in pain at Magura Sadar Hospital. Imran, 27, allegedly threw acid on them as Rabita refused to accept his indecent proposal. The mother and the baby sustained severe burn injuries on their faces, necks and other parts of body.
Talking to this correspondent, Babita said, she had been living at the house of one Popy Khatun of Rishipara as a tenant for the last two years after being divorced by Waliur Rahman of Chilgari village under Kalinagar union in Sreepur upazila of the district.
She was forced to make a living by working as housemaid at different houses after the divorce, the victim said.
Meantime, Imran, son of Abul Hossain of the same area made an indecent proposal. Disgruntled by repeated refusal, some days ahead of the acid attack, Imran threatened her with dire consequences, Babita alleged, adding that the culprit threw acid on them through the window on night of June 2.
Later a case accusing Imran was filed with sadar police station but the culprit is still evading arrest.
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