<i> Divorced, attacked with acid</i>
Victim of acid attack by fellow-wife and stepson, a housewife is groaning in pain at One-stop Crisis Centre at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH).
Acid-burnt Amiran Begum, 27, wife of Majibur Rahman of Darikusha village in Boraigram upazila in Natore district, was rushed to Natore Sadar Hospital from where she was shifted to RMCH yesterday noon.
Majibur Rahman, son of Nasir Uddin of Darikusha village, married Amiran Begum, daughter of Akbar Ali of village Penguin, one year ago without any dowry.
But later Majibur pressed for Tk 80 thousand or a motorcycle from her family who could not meet the demand, said the victim.
Fifteen days ago, Majibur went to Dhaka. Meantime, he divorced Amiran through a local quazi (marriage registrar) but she did not get any letter in this regard.
Amiran's fellow-wife Mansura created pressure on her to go out from the house but Amiran declined to do so before getting the copy of the 'divorce paper'.
"At around 3:30am when I came out from the house to use bathroom, my fellow-wife Mansura and stepson Murad along with three to four others waylaid and threw acid on me. Hearing my scream, neighbours rushed to the place and brought me to hospital," Amiran told this correspondent at Natore Sadar Hospital yesterday morning.
“My husband and fellow-wife often tortured me for Tk 80 thousand as dowry. About two months ago I had an abortion due to their torture,” she said.
Shakilur Rahman, medical officer of Natore Sadar Hospital, said they decided to shift her to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital for better treatment as the victim had serious burn injuries.
Anwar Hossain, officer in charge of Boraigram police station, said, "Hearing the news police rushed to the spot. No case has been filed yet as the family members are busy for her treatment."
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