Tortured housewife commits suicide
Indigenous woman raped
A housewife brutally tortured by in-laws committed suicide in Mithapukur upazila of Rangpur while criminals raped an indigenous woman in Matiranga upazila of Khagrachhari early Friday
A housewife at Hasenpara in Mithapukur upazila committed suicide on Friday morning as torture and ignominy by in-laws and husband became too much to bear for her, reports our Rangpur correspondent.
Shefali Rani, who had continued to live at her father-in-law's house after the death of her husband Pulin Kanti Kanti Barmon, secretly married her brother-in-law Mrinal Kanti Barmon in a court in 2005, said Mamunur Rashid, a sub-inspector of Mithapukur police station.
Three days ago, the matter of marriage between Mrinal and Shefali became disclosed.
When Mrinal was outside the house on Thursday, Shefali's father-in-law Binod Kanti Barman and other in-laws chastised her for 'illegal' marriage, beat her, painted her face with black colour and made her move around the village with shoes hanging from his neck.
Hearing the incident in the evening, Mrinal got aggrieved and asked Shefali why she had agreed to move around the village in a disgraceful position, the SI said.
As Shefali did not answer to his question, Mrinal beat her at night.
Shefali committed suicide by taking poison early in the morning.
Police arrested Mrinal and his father Binod from their house.
Our Khagrachhari correspondent adds: Criminals raped an indigenous woman at Porabari village in Taindong union under Matiranga upazila of Khagrachhari hill district on Friday.
Six to eight people led by Md Babul Mia from Baddhapara area and Suruj Mia from Muslimpara area under the same upazila in the district entered the victim's house at 3:00am of Friday, police and family sources said.
The gang beat up the woman's husband, took her to a nearby bush and raped her.
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