Woman held for torturing 7-year-old granddaughter

A woman has been arrested for torturing her seven-year-old granddaughter on allegation of stealing mobile phone.

The arrestee is--Asma Begum from Barapata village of Deula union under Borhanuddin upazila of Bhola. 

Police made the arrest on Sunday after a video of the torture went viral on social media.

Shahin Fakir, Officer-in-Charge of Borhanuddin police station, confirmed the matter. 

He said Asma was arrested soon after the video of torture went viral on Facebook. Victim Tanisha’s mother Monwara Begum filed a case with police in this regard.

Later, the accused was sent to jail after being produced before the court on Monday, he added.

According to police, Tanisha’s parents Md Harun Howladar and Monwara Begum were divorced six years ago and both of them got married to other people later.

Tanisha used to live with her maternal grandmother and just recently she came to visit her paternal grandmother’s house in Barapata village.

On Thursday, after a smartphone got stolen from the house, Tanisha’s grandmother Asma Begum accused her and brutally tortured her. But a local teen recorded the incident with his phone which later went viral on social media and caught attention of police.

In that video, Asma gripped Tanisha by hair and was pulling her toward inside the house as she kept crying for help. She later plucked Tanisha's nail using pliers and tied her with a tree.

Later locals rescued her and admitted her to upazila health complex, said OC Shahin Kabir.

The girl is currently  under her mother’s custody, he said.