NARSINGDI, Oct 28: A 12-year-old schoolgirl who was allegedly set on fire by her aunt for 'stealing a mobile-phone set' in Khainput village under Shibpur upazila on Friday night died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Saturday. Aziza Begum, a class-V student and daughter of Abdus Sattar, was shifted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital where she died around 1:30am. Rehena Begum, mother of the victim, alleged that her sister-in-law, wife of Saudi-expatriate Abdus Salam, the younger brother of Abdus Sattar, beat up Aziza on accusation that she stole a mobile-phone set and threatened to burn her alive around 4pm on Friday. Later, hearing her groaning, neighbours rescued her with severe burn injuries. —UNB
Schoolgirl 'set on fire for stealing mobile phone' dies
FE Team | Published: October 28, 2017 23:03:22
Schoolgirl 'set on fire for stealing mobile phone' dies
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