The New Nation - Internet Edition

UNB, Jessore

A young woman Thursday filed a case against her husband with Kotwali thana for selling her to a pimp, who forced her to engage in flesh trade at a brothel in Indian commercial city Mumbai.

According to the complaint, Asaduzzaman Ripon, son of late Idris Ali Sarder of Hajigram village in Digholia upazila of Khulna, married Kohinur Khatun of Chaulia village under the kotwali thana three years back.

After the marriage, he demanded Tk 1.50 lakh as dowry from her parents. A case was filed with the chief judicial magistrate court on July 17 this year in this connection. Later, following an understanding accused Ripon recently took his wife to his house.But Ripon on November 13 took his wife to India where he sold her to a pimp, Farida, two days later. The victim later found her at a brothel in Mumbai and afterwards she managed to flee with the help of a man on November 18.

After returning home Kohinur filed the case against Ripon.