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| Woman brutally tortured by husband, in-laws in Sreepur |
| 2015-09-29 |
| [Dhaka Tribune] A housewife has been brutally tortured by her husband and in-laws in Sreepur upazila, Gazipur for dowry -- to the point that she is at risk of losing vision in her right eye. The incident happened on Wednesday, just before Eid. The victim, Kulsum Begum, 19, is now bed-ridden in her father Alim Uddin's house at Kapatiapara village in Sreepur, unable to even move without help. "They have been torturing my daughter for dowry for months," her father Alim Uddin told the Dhaka Tribune. On Wednesday, Kulsum's husband Poran Miah, 25, and his parents Intaz Ali and Sufia Khatun beat her with sticks and a hammer. Poran even hit her in the right eye, which is now causing her to have blurry vision. She was taken to Sreepur Upazila Health Complex for treatment in a critical condition, where the doctors referred her to Dhaka Medical College Hospital or Mymensingh Medical College Hospital for better treatment of her injured eye. However, alcohol has never solved anybody's problems. But then, neither has milk... being very poor, Kulsum's family opted for local treatment options. Poran has been missing since the incident, his family told the Dhaka Tribune. Kulsum said she had filed a complaint in this regard against Poran and his parents with Sreepur cop shoppe. Primary investigation revealed that Kulsum's allegations against Poran and his family are true, said Sub-Inspector Abdus Salam. The complained has yet to be documented since the OC is on Eid leave, he said. However, alcohol has never solved anybody's problems. But then, neither has milk... Inspector Md Ali Jinnah claimed that no such complaint had been filed with the cop shoppe. A gruesome marriage Though short in duration Kulsum's marriage with Poran has been rocky and abusive from the beginning, said Kulsum's father Alim. Poran, from Dhanua village, started stalking Kulsum around a year ago and one day proposed to her in her house. "Being a rickshaw van puller, I did not approve since Poran is from a well-off and influential family. But he threatened to kill himself if I did not give my approval. When I informed his family, they stood by their son as well." Considering all options, Alim finally agreed to the marriage. At the wedding, he gave Tk1.5 lakh in cash and furniture worth around Tk2 lakh to Poran as dowry. "I had sell my homestead for that," he said. Six months later, Poran and his family demanded Tk2 lakh from Kulsum. When she refused to ask her family for the money, they started beating her, torturing her frequently. In June this year, Kulsum even filed a case with Sreepur cop shoppe in this regard, but later withdrew in when Poran signed an agreement not to demand dowry any more. The agreement was an eyewash, however, as Poran resumed torturing Kulsum a few days later. "On Wednesday, when he was beating me, Poran told me he was going to kill me," a traumatised Kulsum recounted to the Dhaka Tribune. "He locked me in a room and went to find ropes and a kitchen knife, when a neighbour rescued me." Later, as Kulsum's condition worsened, Poran shipped her off to her relative's house nearby, who later notified Alim about his daughter's condition. "I am very poor. I don't know how to deal with this situation. Poran's family is very influential," said Alim. "I just want justice for my daughter." |
| Posted by:Fred |