Man poisoned on wedding night

April 11, 2012

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Malda, April 11: A groom is fighting for his life after being beaten up and forced to drink poison by goons on the night of his wedding. He accuses the father of the girl he had loved -and ditched - of carrying out the attack.


Hefjur Rahman of Kheria, a village in Ratua, had a long affair with a neighbour and the two families apparently had no problem with the match. While Hefjur's father, Abdul Hai, wanted the marriage to take place immediately, the girl's father, Taleb, wanted to buy some time. Hai was in hurry and tried to persuade his son to marry elsewhere.


Meanwhile, the wedding of Hefjur's elder brother, Mostakin, was fixed with a girl of a neighbouring village. On the insistence of his family, Hefjur agreed to leave for his lover. A bride was chosen for Hefjur from the same village as his brother's and the brothers were married on April 8.


Hefjur and his brother came home with their brides on Monday and the reception was to take place in the grooms' house on Tuesday.


But on Monday night, when Hefjur went out of his room, he was attacked by a band of goons who had apparently been waiting for him. Md Sakir Hossain, a relative of Hefjur, said: "As per custom, the brides slept in one room while we were with the grooms in another room. Hefjur went out at night. When he did not return for a long time, we became suspicious and called him. We found his mobile switched off. We ran out of the house and started to look for him. We found him lying senseless, his hands and legs tied with a rope."


Hefjur was rescued and taken to the Malatipur health centre, where it was found that Hefjur had consumed poison. The doctors referred him to Malda Medical College.


Lying in his hospital bed Hefjur said: "I went out to the toilet around 11.30pm. Suddenly, some goons grabbed me, roughed me up, tied my hands and forced me to drink pesticide. I could recognize Taleb Ali in the group. I don't remember anything after that."


A complaint has been lodged with police but there are no arrests yet. Taleb and the other suspects are said to have fled the village


Malda: A youth was forced to consume poison, allegedly by his neighbour, after he failed to fulfil his promise of marrying the latter's daughter.


The incident took place on Monday night in Kheria under Ratua police station. Hefijur Rahman had an affair with Momena Khatun from the same village. When Hefijur's father Abdul Hai asked Momena's father Taleb Ali to make arrangements for the marriage, Ali wanted some time.


But Hai, who was in a hurry, Meanwhile, Hefjur's elder brother Mostakin's wedding was fixed with a girl from the neighbouring village of Bablabona. On the insistence of relatives, another bride was chosen for Hefjur from the same village. Accordingly both the brothers were married on 8th of this month. Hefjur came home yesterday with his new bride Nurseha along with his brother. The reception on the part of the groom's house was to take place today.


But last night when Hefjur went out of the room he was attacked by some miscreants. Md Sakir Hossain, a relative of Hefjur said, "As per custom on the night of marriage the brides were asleep in a room while we were with the grooms in another room. At night when Hefjur went out and was not returning for long time we became suspicious. We found his mobile was switched off. We came out of the house and began the search. Finally we found him lying senseless, his hands and legs tied with rope." He was rescued and taken to local Malatipur health centre. There it was found that Hefjur was consumed poison. Doctors referred him to Malda Medical College and Hospital.


Lying on the hospital bed Hefjur said, "It was around 11.30 pm when I went out for toilet suddenly few miscreants grabbed me from the back, it was evident that they were hiding around. I could recognize Taleb Ali and some of them. They pulled me down, roughed me up, tied my hands and forced me to consume pesticide. I could not recall anything after that."


A complaint was lodged in the Pukhuria Police out post last night, but none was arrested so far. It is learnt that Taleb and others have fled from the village.


Youth was supposed to marry a neighbour girl. But he obliged his parents when they decided his wedding with another. Fumed the guardians of the former tried to kill the groom on the night of his wedding. The groom is still fighting for his life. The sensational incident took place at village Kheria under Ratua police station.


Hefjur Rahman of Kheria had an affair with Momena Khatun of that girl. Two families did not have any objection either. When father of Hefjur Abdul Hai wanted their marriage to take place immediately, Momena's father Taleb wanted to buy some time. But Hai was in hurry.


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