Two Tales of Brutality

Lizu's parents seek justice

17 August 2009, 17:00 PM

Our Correspondent, Mymensingh

The family members of killed schoolgirl Lizu Rani Dey have demanded punishment to the alleged killer, her husband Shakirul Islam Mamun of village Char Bhawanipur in Sadar upazila. Lizu, daughter of Bhakta Chandra Dey and Sheuly Rani Dey of Baghmara in the district town was a class ten student of City Collegiate School. There were marks of severe injury at the back of the victim's head, said ASI Noor Hossain of Kotwali Police Station. Lizu eloped with Shakirul Islam Mamun, also a student of the same school, a year ago, family and police said. Mamun and Lizu stayed at a rented house in the town for three months and meantime, they got married, they added. Later Lizu returned to her father's house and started staying there. Following Mamun's call over a cell phone, Lizu Rani went to his house on Wednesday morning when Mamun told her that his parents were not willing to accept her. An altercation followed and Mamun allegedly beat her severely and poured poison into her mouth. “On Wednesday, a neighbour of Mamun told me over a cell phone that Lizu was being beaten mercilessly. Shortly afterwards, the same caller [a woman] said that Lizu was probably killed at around noon,” said Tithi Rani, elder sister of the victim. “We started for Mamun's house. At Naumahal in the town, we saw Mamun taking Lizu in a tempo to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital. When we reached the hospital in the afternoon, we found Lizu dead. There were marks of injuries in her hand, neck and head,” said the victim's mother Sheuly Rani Dey. Mamun tried to flee the scene but people caught him, gave a sound beating and handed him over to police. He was produced before a court that sent him to jail.