Police trying to divert case, acid attack victim says

But police are trying to divert the case in favour of the accused, she alleged while talking to journalists.

Momtaz, wife of Obidul Huq, was asleep with her minor child at her house at Kishamat Malibari village under Gaibandha sadar Upazila on March 6.

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The miscreants broke open the window and threw acid on her.

She suffered severe burn injuries on her throat and chest. Relatives removed her to Gaibandha hospital in a critical condition.

Family source said she had a quarrel with neighbor Abdur Rashid and Abdus Samad over a disputed land.

Two persons were arrested as her husband's elder brother Wahedul Huq filed a case in connection with the land dispute.

This angered them. The acid attack is a sequel to the case-filing, Momtaj's family claimed.

A case has been filed by the victim's family after the acid attack

But police, when contacted, said they are yet to find any clue to the incident of acid attack. They say they did not find any trace of acid in the evidence they collected though doctors say Momtaj is a victim of acid attack.

Meanwhile, Gaibandha unit of the Mohila Parishad in a statement condemned the incident and expressed surprise at the role of police.

It has demanded exemplary punishment to the culprits and threatened of a agitation if police try to divert the case.