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Acid attack on housewife

22 October 2009, 17:00 PM

NATIONAL

Our Correspondent, Satkhira

A housewife received serious burn injuries when criminals threw acid on her at village Kalijoga in Kaliganj upazila Wednesday night. Victim Sharifa Begum, 36, wife of Nawsher Ali is now fighting for life at Kaliganj Upazila Health Complex. Police arrested Abdus Sattar Tarafdar, 48, son of Biju Tarafdar of the same village for his alleged involvement in the incident. Quoting locals police said, Sharifa received burn injuries in her face, hands and chest. The victim later filed a case with Kaliganj police station accusing four people.