Pabna Edward College

Murder of female student sparks protest on campus

1 April 2009, 18:00 PM

Our Correspondent, Pabna

Students of Pabna Edward College brings out a procession yesterday demanding punishment to killer of a female student.Photo: STAR

Murder of a student of Pabna Edward College allegedly by her husband sparked protest on the campus yesterday. College sources said Lata Rani Das, a second year student of Bangla department, was tortured by her husband in father-in-law's house in Natore on March 29. She succumbed to her injuries at Natore Sadar Hospital the same day. On receiving the news, the students of Edward College held a rally on the campus demanding punishment to Lata's husband. They claimed that Lata was killed by her husband for dowry. The students later went to Pabna police superintendent's office and demanded proper investigation into the murder and exemplary punishment to the killer. Daughter of Narayan Chandra Das of Chatmohar village in Pabna district, Lata married schoolteacher Ranjan Kumar Das of Natun Ghar village under Natore district last year. On the day of occurrence, Ranjan beat up Lata, leaving her critically injured. She later died at Natore Sadar Hospital. Basudeb Bonik, additional police superintendent (ASP) of Pabna told this correspondent that they asked the students to submit a written complaint. “If they give a written complaint, we will send it to Natore Police Station as the incident occurred under the police station concerned.” The ASP said. When contacted, Sub-Inspector Mahfuz of Natore Police Station said, “The victim died at Natore Hospital. We have filed a UD case. If her family gives us a written complaint, then we will record a case.”