Acid thrown on woman in Rangpur
A Rangpur court yesterday sent two men to jail for allegedly throwing acid on a widow in Badarganj upazila of Rangpur.
The court gave the order when police produced them before it.
Earlier, police arrested them from Chhatarpar village. The arrestees are Asgar Ali, 45, and Azizul Islam, 40, of the village.
The victim is Selina Begum, 35, wife of late Ohidul Haque of Dilalpur Chhatarpar village. She is undergoing treatment at Rangpur Medical College Hospital (RMCH).
Md Shahin, younger brother of the victim, filed a case with Badarganj Police Station on Wednesday, accusing five people.
Shahin said there was a dispute over land between his sister and the arrestees. He alleged that they poured acid on his sister through an open window while she was asleep on Monday night.
Hearing Selina's cries for help, family members took her to Badarganj Upazila Health Complex. Later, doctors referred her to RMCH as her injuries were severe.
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