A college girl was stabbed by a stalker after she refused his proposal of marriage at a village in Hatibandha of the district on Saturday night.
She was first taken to Hati-bandha upazila health complex and shifted to Rangpur Medical College Hospital as her condition deteriorated.
Hatibandha police arrested the alleged stalker, Shafiqul Islam, 28, a madrassah dropout.
Police quoting the girl's family said Shafiqul Islam along with two of his cohorts went to her house at Goddimari village at around 8:30pm when the male members of the family were out.
After failing to abduct the girl, Shafiq stabbed her in the head, back and face and left the place before neighbours arrived.
The victim's mother identified Shafiqul Islam. Police arrested him and launched a manhunt for the rest two.
Her parents said that their daughter, a student of Hatibandha Alimuddin Degree College, turned down a year ago the proposal of Shafiq to marry her.
Ever since, they said, Shafiq constantly harassed her on her way to college and back home.
Even after apologising for his conduct thrice before a village arbitration Shafiq continued to harass her, they said.
Sheikh Shaheen Kamal, officer-in-charge of Hatiban-dha police station, said a case was lodged against Shafiq and his two cohorts.
Source : New Age
