Woman moves court to sue son-in-law for murder attempt on her daughter

A woman has accused her son-in-law of attempting to murder her daughter by throwing her down from a bridge in Mymensingh.

Momela Begum has moved the Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-4 of Dhaka to start a case against Md Amir Hossain, an electrician by profession.
 
Tribunal judge Saleh Uddin Ahmed is scheduled to hear the complaint on Tuesday, said Momela’s lawyer Abdul Awal Golandaj.
 
Momela told bdnews24.com that she works as a peon at an educational institution at Dhaka’s Khilgaon. Her daughter used to own a beauty parlour.
 
The victim lived at the capital’s Sipahibagh with her mother. The family hails from Gopalganj.
 
According to Momela’s complaint, Hossain had raped her daughter on Aug 13, 2014. When a rape case was filed against him, the man agreed to marry the girl. The victim agreed to drop the case after the marriage.
 
However, Hossain had started demanding dowry from his wife soon after.
 
Hossain, his parents and several others whisked her away from home on Jan 7 evening when Momela went to the local kitchen market.
 
Momela said that her daughter was rescued by locals from water underneath a bridge at Mymensingh’s Gouripur after two days. She had a noose around her neck. Then she was taken to the Upazila Health Complex.
 
A local, freedom fighter Abdul Mannan, called Momela over phone and notified her about her daughter’s rescue. Then Momela brought her to Dhaka Medical College Hospital.