Elderly woman beaten to death in Hazaribagh

Local correspondent

An elderly woman named Rawshan Ara (60) has been allegedly beaten to death in Hazaribagh, Dhaka. Relatives said she was killed due to a past enmity.

The deceased, Rawshan Ara, is the wife of Amjad Hossain of Kalu Nagar area of Hazaribagh Berebandh.

On Friday, August 1, at around 3:15 am, the doctor on duty at the emergency department at Dhaka Medical College (DMCH) Hospital declared him dead.

Earlier, on Thursday, July 31, he was rescued in critical condition around midnight and taken to a local hospital. Later, at around 3:15 am, he was taken to the emergency department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital, where the doctor on duty declared him dead.

Hospital Police Station Inspector Md. Faruk said that Rowshan Ara’s body has been kept in the hospital morgue for autopsy.

Runa Akhter, daughter of Rawshan Ara, said that they had been in a long-standing dispute with another local party over land. Due to this, the electric wires of their house were cut a few days ago.

Runa said that 5-6 people including Abdur Rahim, Rakib, Abdur Rahman beat her mother with pipes and sticks on Thursday night and seriously injured her. Later, she was rescued from there and taken to a local hospital and then to Dhaka Medical College Hospital early Friday night, where the doctor on duty declared her dead.

Hazaribagh Police Station Sub-Inspector (SI) Abdul Hai said that a case has been filed by the family in this regard. Police have arrested five people involved in the incident.