A 27-year-old woman was tied to a tree and assaulted in Sakhipur upazila after she went to claim her marital rights, police said.
Police arrested three people on Friday afternoon in connection with the incident — Abdur Rashid, 24, and his parents.
Earlier in the day, the victim’s father, Mofid Uddin, filed a case with Sakhipur Police Station naming six people.
The incident occurred on Thursday in the Bajail area of Hatea Rajbari union. A video of the assault went viral on social media, sparking outrage in the locality.
According to locals, the woman was in a relationship with Rashid and the two reportedly registered their marriage through a notary public. She claimed Rashid later denied the marriage.
On Thursday, she went to his house with documents seeking recognition as his wife. Instead, she was tied to a tree and beaten.
“I have court marriage documents, videos, photographs, and other evidence. They tied me to a tree, tortured me, and took everything away,” the woman said.
Rashid, however, denied the allegations, saying: “I got involved with her through mobile phone. Later, during a trip, she and her associates confined me and forced me to sign papers by bringing a lawyer. She even tried to hang herself at my house, which is why she was tied up.”
