Burnt Pabna woman dies

Pabna Correspondent: A woman, set on fire allegedly by her in-laws in Pabna, has died.

Saji Khatun, 32, succumbed to her injuries around 11.00am on Tuesday at the burn unit of the Dhaka Medical College Hospital.

Saji Khatunwas the wife of Surman Mandal of Talimnagar village in Bera upazila.
According to the statement of a case filed by the woman’s father, Surman, a Malaysia expatriate, sent money to the bank account of her sister Shamela Khatun.

Shamela gave Saji Tk 3,000 for covering the family’s expenses, leading to frequent quarrel between her and her in-laws.

On May 9, Saji had an altercation with her mother, sister and brother in-laws, and at one stage, they poured kerosene on her and set her on fire.

Locals rescued her hearing her scream and took her to Pabna General Hospital. She was later shifted to DMCH.


risingbd/Pabna/May 15, 2019/Shaheen/Mukul