Woman beaten by son-in-law

A woman and her two daughters were injured when they were beaten, allegedly by her son-in-law, over land dispute in Gabhishimul village under Gouripur upazila.

The victims are Amena Khatun, 60, and her daughters Lolita Begum, 30, and Poly Akter, 17. Poly is a Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) student at Gouripur Mohila Degree College.

Quoting the victims and locals, Gouripur Police Station Officer-in-Charge Ripon Chandra Sarker said Lolita was married off with her cousin Nuru Badsha seven years ago and the couple has a four-year old girl child.

There had been a longstanding dispute over a piece of land between the two families and Nuru had been demanding the land from his in-laws, which created a feud between the couple.

Lolita was also physically assaulted on various occasions and she had been staying at her parents' house for the last one year, the OC said.

Nuru and his brothers went to the disputed land on Tuesday noon. Amena and her daughters went to the spot and both the groups locked in an altercation. At one stage, Nuru and his men punched and beat up Amena and her daughters with sticks, injuring them, the OC said.

Hearing the screams, local people rushed to the spot and took the victims to Gouripur Upazila Health Complex, where they are undergoing treatment, said the official.

Police visited the victims at the hospital. No case was lodged and none was arrested as of filing of this report.