A 13-year-old girl from Sonargaon upazila in Narayanganj has died after 49 days of treatment, following an alleged attack where her aunt poured hot water on her while she was sleeping. The deceased, Afrin Akter, was a resident of Monglargaon Kandapara area under Pirojpur Union in Sonargaon.
According to family sources, on September 25, when no one else was at home, Afrin's aunt Sonia Akter allegedly entered her room and poured hot water on her body while she was asleep. The incident left Afrin with severe burns on multiple parts of her body.
Treatment and Death
Afrin was initially taken to a local hospital before being transferred to the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery in Dhaka due to her deteriorating condition. After nearly a month of treatment there, she was brought back home last week. However, she could not be saved and died on Friday afternoon, exactly 49 days after the incident.Case and Arrests
Following the incident, Afrin's mother Rawshon Ara filed a case with Sonargaon Police Station. All three accused named in the case's First Information Report (FIR) are currently in jail. Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Sonargaon Police Station, Mohammad Abdul Barik, told Prothom Alo, "The three accused named in the FIR have been arrested and sent to jail through the court. Necessary legal steps are being taken regarding her death."Family sources indicated that the attack was allegedly carried out due to an ongoing land dispute. Following Afrin's death, a pall of grief has descended on the area. Preparations are underway to send her body to the morgue for an autopsy.
