Roni Akand Special Correspondent Joypurhat:

A husband has been accused of beating his wife to death in Kalai, Joypurhat. His wife Machuda Begum (27) died at Bogra Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital on Friday evening while undergoing treatment at the hospital after being seriously injured in the beating by her husband. In the incident, the deceased's brother Bashir Uddin filed a case with the Joypurhat Women and Child Abuse Prevention Tribunal on August 17. The court ordered the officer-in-charge of Kalai police station to record the case as a complaint. When news of Machuda's death reached the area, the locals saw her husband Mehedi Hasan Shapla in the local market and detained him and informed the police. Later, the police came and arrested him and took him to the police station. He was sent to jail on Saturday afternoon.

Husband Mehedi Hasan Shapla is the son of the deceased Abdus Samad Pramanik of Harunja village in Ahmedabad union of the upazila. The deceased housewife, Machuda Begum, is the daughter of the deceased Dilbar Mandal of Dashra Khanpara in Khetlal Upazila. This information was confirmed by Kalai Police Station OC Investigation Dipendra Nath Singh.

According to the case details, they got married about 15 years ago. There is a 13-year-old daughter in the family. Since marriage, there had been arguments between the husband and wife. In the meantime, they also got separated. A year after the separation, they got married again. Meanwhile, on the afternoon of August 14, when Machuda's daughter was not at home, a fight broke out between the husband and wife. At one stage, he beat his wife severely. At that time, the wife Machuda Begum lost consciousness and was lying on the floor of the house in a seriously injured condition. Later, the neighbors rescued her and first admitted her to Khetlal Upazila Health Complex. When her physical condition deteriorated, the doctor transferred her to Joypurhat District Modern Hospital. Since he was not there, he was transferred to Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital in Bogra on the same day. While undergoing treatment there, Machuda died on Friday (August 21) evening.

The plaintiff in the case, Bashir Mondal, said, "My sister was tortured and killed. I want a fair trial for the murder of my sister. I want exemplary punishment for those involved in the murder."

Kalai Police Station OC Investigation Dipendra Nath Singh said, the woman died at Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital in Bogra while undergoing treatment. The deceased's brother filed a case with the Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal in this incident. A case was registered at Kalai Police Station on the orders of the court.

He also said that the locals detained the deceased's husband and informed the police. The police arrested him after receiving the information. Mehedi Hasan Shapla was sent to jail through the court this afternoon.