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<i>Tortured by husband, poor Fuljan fights for life</i>

23 May 2009, 18:00 PM

NATIONAL

Our Correspondent, Faridpur

Victim of brutalities by husband and his in-laws, 20-year-old Fuljan is fighting for life at Faridpur General Hospital. On May 8, Fuljan's husband Ujjal and his accomplices tortured her and cut her lower abdomen with scissors and left her unconscious in a paddy field, thinking her dead. Fuljan is the daughter of Abul Latif Pradhan and Khodeza Begum of Kristopur Mojidpara village under Chuadanga Sadar upazila. Around seven months ago, car driver Ujjal Mollick of Uthuli village under Shibaloy upazila of Manikganj district married her keeping secret his first marriage with Shefali of Mobarakdia village. They started living in Dhaka where Fuljan worked in a garment factory. As Fuljan failed to meet Ujjal's demand for money as dowry, he tortured her several times, she said. After knowing about Ujjal's marriage with Fuljan, Ujjal's first wife Shefali insisted that he leave Fuljan. On May 8 Ujjal took Fuljan to Shefali's house at Mobarakdia, saying that it was his relative's house. On that night, Ujjal, Shefali, her brother Oli and sister Farida beat up Fuljan, cut her hair and pierced her lower abdomen with scissors. As Fuljan fainted, they left her in paddy field near Chitar Bazar of Mobarakdia village. The next morning, some farmers found Fuljan in the field and sent her to Faridpur General Hospital by an auto-rickshaw. The auto-rickshaw puller admitted her to the hospital and informed Bangladesh Mohila Parishad and Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (Blast) Faridpur unit to take initiative. On behalf of Fuljan, Blast filed a case against the five culprits with Women and Children Repression Prevention Court in Faridpur on last Sunday. “They [Ujjal, Shefali and their relatives] tried to kill me. I want to live. I want justice,” said Fuljan groaning with pain at the hospital. “We are trying our best to cure Fuljan. Infection in her cut lower abdomen is serious,” said Dr Pavez of Faridpur General Hospital. Poor Fuljan's treatment is going on with the help of a few generous people. Advocate Shipra Goswami, a legal advisor of Blast, said they will legally fight to ensure justice for the barbaric torture upon Fuljan.