Acid burnt internee Rehena fighting for life
Shifted to DMCH for better treatment
The condition of acid burnt internee doctor Rehena Akhter is now critical. She has been shifted from Rangpur Medical College Hospital to the burn unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital for better treatment yesterday.
Her family said after completing MBBS from Northern International Medical College Dhaka, Rehena was to join a private hospital at Rangpur after Eid vacation.
Accused Shamsul Alam, an army soldier of Engineering Construction Battalion unit of Chittagong cantonment, of village Protap under Sadullapur Upazila, came home on Eid vacation.
He often proposed Rehena to marry him. But Rehena's parents strongly refused it.
On Monday night he threw acid on Rehena through the window of her house while she was asleep. The acid attack also burned younger sister Ruma Akhter and mother Rezia Siddique.
On hearing their cries, local people rushed to the spot and caught the accused Shamsul on the spot and handed him over to Sadullapur police.
Two other accomplices of Shamsul however managed to flee the scene.
All the critically burnt victims were rushed to Rangpur Medical College Hospital that night.
Rehena was however shifted to DMCH as her condition deteriorated.
Meanwhile the accused was handed over to Rangpur cantonment after the victim's brother filed a case against the three people.
Police are yet to arrest the remaining two accomplices despite frequent drives, said Hasan Inam, officer-in-charge (OC) of Sadullapur Police Station.
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