Gaibandha Representative/

The wife has been accused of gouging out the eyes of speech-impaired husband Nurul Islam (45) with a shawl at Palashbari in Gaibandha because he saw an alien.

Police arrested the accused Sajeda Begum from her home on Tuesday (February 28) around noon. Earlier on Monday (February 27) around 12 o’clock in the night, the incident took place in Kalugari village of the municipality.

Later, around 4 am, the injured Nurul Islam was admitted to Rangpur Medical College (RAMEC) Hospital. The doctor said that his condition is critical.

Under treatment, Nurul Islam is the son of Rahim Uddin of Kalugari village. He is an electrician by profession. They have two sons and daughters in their married life.

Residents of the area, including eyewitnesses Momin Mia and Shamchunnahar, residents of Kalugari village, complained that Sajeda’s character issue came to everyone’s attention after marriage. At different times, he has been caught with multiple men. There have been several rounds of arbitration in the area.

Shah Alam, the nephew of the victim, said that on Monday (February 27) night, after hearing a noise, he went to the scene and saw that uncle Nurul Islam’s left eye had been torn out by the blow of a knife. As the blow penetrated the forehead, the scalp along with the blood came out from there. He also had multiple injury marks on the sensitive parts of his body.

Shah Alam complained, ‘It is not possible for a woman to injure her husband in this way. He claimed that there was another man there. On returning home at night, they were caught red-handed and tried to kill the uncle with the help of his lover. ‘

However, Sajeda claims that she is the one who hit her husband Nurul Islam for not paying the installments of the NGO along with household expenses.

Meanwhile, Nurul Islam’s son Shamim Mia told the hospital around 2:15 on Tuesday that his father’s condition is critical. As the forehead injury is serious, the doctor asked for a CT scan.

Confirming the matter, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Palashbari Police Station Masud Rana said that although Sajeda Begum did not admit to the affair, she admitted to hitting Nurul with a shawl due to a marital dispute. Legal action is pending.