A housewife was burnt to death while her sister and a niece sustained burn injuries as miscreants set fire on their room at Kharakandi village in Lalmohan upazila of Bhola early yesterday.The deceased is Surma, wife of Rafiq of Deula area in Burhanuddin upazila.
Md Moktar Hossain, superintendent of Bhola Police, said that Surma went to her sister Angkura's house as her husband left her 10 days ago over a family feud.After taking dinner on Friday night, Surma slept with her sister Angkura and her daughter Khadiza.At one stage miscreant entered their room digging soil around 1:30am and set them afire, leaving Surma dead on the spot and two others wounded.
Deceased's family members claimed that Rafiq married off Surma six months ago and it was his 3rd marriage. After the marriage, the couple used to quarrel as Rafiq did not work to earn.They also alleged that Rafiq has involvement behind with the incident. Bhola civil surgeon Rathindra Nath Mazumder said the injured mother and daughter received 70 percent burn injuries and their condition was reported critical.
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