Acid thrown at husband of a rape victim

The husband of a rape victim came under acid attack in Noakhali’s Subarnachar early yesterday, hours after he joined a human chain to protest the rape of his wife.

Nasir Uddin, 45, of the upazila, was admitted to Noakhali General Hospital with nine percent burns to his chest, hands, and thighs, said hospital superintendent Khalil Ullah.

Around 2:30am yesterday, some criminals threw acid at Nasir when he went out of his house to go to toilet, his mother said. 

Syed Ahmed, officer-in-charge of Charyapada Police Station, said he heard about the incident. But no complaint has been filed yet, the OC added.

The human chain was held in front of Noakhali Press Club on Sunday.

On May 2, Nasir filed a case with a court accusing one Joynal of blackmailing and raping his wife multiple times. Since then Nasir’s family has been receiving threats from the accused, the victim’s family alleged.