Girl rescued from city hotel dies

Staff Correspondent: A girl who was rescued from a hotel of the capital's Shyamoli in senseless state has died.

Mithila, 22, name used to get the hotel room rented, breathed her last around 7:00am on Thursday while undergoing treatment at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH).

Azizul Haque, Sub-Inspector (SI) of Mohammadpur Police Station, confirmed the news to risingbd.

He said Mithila was taken to ICU on Wednesday as her condition deteriorated. There she died around 7:00am on Thursday.

Earlier on July 8, Azizul Haque rescued Mithila from a room of Hotel Tazim of Shyamoli in senseless state. Later, she was admitted to DMCH for treatment.

Azizul said one Ashraf Hossain and Mithila took the hotel room rented, identifying themselves as couple. Later, being informed by the hotel authority, she was rescued in senseless state.

"Both of them used fake names to get the room rented. Their identities could not be verified on the address they provided," he added.

He said Mithila's photo was sent to police stations across the country to uncover her real identity. We also used web portal of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) to identify her, but did not find her relatives.


risingbd/Dhaka/July 20, 2017/Nur/A K Azad