Mystery shrouds woman’s death
Mystery has shrouded the death of Dipa Rani Roy, 20, wife of Prokash Chandra Roy of Shialkhoa village in Kaliganj upazila of Lalmonirhat.
Dipa’s father Kokileshwar Roy said she was killed in a planned was by her drug addict husband on July 29.
“Meanwhile, police assisted the killer’s family instead of helping us,” he said.
When he went to file a murder case with Kaliganj Police Station, Sazzad Hossain, officer-in-charge (OC) of the police station, did not take the case and tore up the paper, alleged Kokileshwar.
“Instead, the OC forcibly took my signature on a paper and later an unnatural death (UD) case was filed,” said Kokileshwar.
On July 29, Prokash tortured Dipa to death and he later hanged the body from the ceiling of the house to prove that she had committed suicide, alleged Kokileshwar.
On information, police recovered the hanging body from the spot the following day, he said.
Kokileshwar further said they wanted to bury Dipa after the postmortem but her in-laws cremated the body to destroy all the evidence.
Refuting the allegation of tearing the paper, the OC said a UD case was filed in this connection. Necessary action will be taken after receiving viscera report from the laboratory in Dhaka.
They interrogated two village doctors and a relative of Dipa’s husband Prokash after the incident, said the police official.
The deceased’s mother Protima Rani alleged that Prokash and his associates continued threatening them.
Protima further said Prokash, 28, son of Jaduram Roy of the same village, often pressured Dipa to bring money from her father since their marriage two years ago.
Refuting the allegations, Prokash said Dipa took her own life, but he did not know the reason behind the suicide.
On August 4, local people formed a human chain on Lalmonirhat- Burimari highway in front of the police superintendent’s office in the town demanding immediate arrest and exemplary punishment of the killers of Dipa.
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