Woman attempts 'suicide'
Failing to tolerate abuses by her own relatives, a woman yesterday attempted to commit suicide by burning with kerosene.
However, she escaped the suicide, as her in-laws managed to douse the fire on time.
With burn injuries, Parul Akhter, 26, wife of unemployed Awlad Hossain, was admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) in the afternoon.
"My husband has been unemployed. So, I had to bring money from my parents in Chittagong, which was difficult for me. However, my relatives in Chittagong used to laugh at my husband," Parul told The Daily Star.
She said her husband also slapped Parul, as her relatives insulted him, she said.
"I could not tolerate all these abuses and tried to commit suicide," said Parul having around 10 percent of her body burnt. Her husband's house is at Mollartek of Dakkhinkhan in the city.
Parul, mother of two children, received burn injuries at her neck, abdomen and two hands.
Parul closed the door of her room and set herself on fire at about 12:30 pm yesterday, said Sufia Begum, mother-in-law of Parul.
As Parul closed the door, Sufia sensed something bad and saw through the window that Parul was trying to set herself on fire.
"Luckily, the window was open. So, Awlad and I poured water through the window and doused the fire," Sufia said at the DMCH.
She said though they have their own house in the city and earned something from the rent of two tenants, Parul and Awlad had conflicts, as it was difficult to manage the family.
Lokman Hakim, officer-in-charge of Dakkhinkhan Police Station, said they detained Awlad for interrogation.
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