A woman in Jhenaidah has filed a case accusing her former husband of abduction, rape, and burning her.
The victim is now undergoing treatment at Jhenaidah 250-bed General Hospital.
The victim lodged the complaint at Jhenaidah Sadar Police Station on Sunday night. Police have named three individuals, including her ex-husband, as accused. Officer-in-Charge (OC) Md Samsul Arefin confirmed the case.
Sources said the woman, from Habibpur Mollapara in Sailkupa Municipality, married Md Nazmul Khondakar against her family’s wishes. The couple lived in a rented house in Jhenaidah municipality. Nazmul divorced her last Thursday.
According to the complaint, the victim went to the Bhojon Bari restaurant in the Gilabariya area of Jhenaidah Sadar upazila on Saturday evening. After eating, she was waiting for a rickshaw by the road. A white microbus then pulled up. Several men forced her inside. They bound her eyes and mouth with cloth and drove her around.
From their voices, she identified the occupants as her former husband, his younger brother, and another man.
Her ex-husband then reportedly raped her inside the moving vehicle. He also burned sensitive parts of her body with what appeared to be a cigarette or candle flame.
The assailants later took her back near the Bhojon Bari restaurant. They allegedly tried to throw her off a bridge over a canal. Some passers-by intervened and rescued her. Locals then rushed her to the hospital.
Dr Rajib Chakrabarty of Jhenaidah General Hospital said, “The woman has circular burn wounds on sensitive areas and other parts of her body. She is currently receiving treatment in the gynaecology department.”
OC Md Samsul Arefin stated, “The victim submitted her complaint on Sunday evening. We recorded the case that night. Raids are ongoing to arrest the accused.”
