Woman set ablaze 3 days ago dies
A homemaker who was set ablaze in Rangpur on Thursday died of her burns at Rangpur Medical College Hospital yesterday.
The victim’s cousin Sohel Rana said 21-year-old Aynunnahar Tonni lost her battle for life around 10:00am while receiving treatment at the hospital.
Zafar Ali Biswas, officer-in-charge of Mithapukur Police Station, said the victim’s husband Wahedul Islam, of the district’s Mithapukur upazila, has initially been accused of setting her on fire.
A case was filed against Wahedul and police arrested him on the same day the woman was set ablaze, he added.
While receiving treatment at the hospital, the victim, however, told the doctors that she tried to die by suicide following a family feud, Ariful Islam, head of Burn and Plastic Surgery Department at RMCH, told The Daily Star.
The victim suffered “100 percent deep burn” and passed away three days after the incident, he added.
Police said they were investigating Wahedul’s involvement in his wife’s death.
The body was sent to RMC morgue for autopsy.
Rawshan Ara, mother of Wahedul, said Tonni was set ablaze on Thursday morning. Hearing her scream, neighbours rushed to the scene, doused the fire, and took her to Mithapukur Upazila Health Complex.
She was referred to RMCH as she was in critical condition, Ruposhree Pal, doctor at the hospital’s burn unit, earlier told The Daily Star.
Later, she was referred to Dhaka Medical College Hospital, but her family decided not to shift her as they could not afford the cost.
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