Police have arrested Purnima Vaidya (25), the mother accused in the death of two children in a fire in Madaripur. She was arrested from the Kakrail area of the capital Dhaka on Tuesday (December 6) afternoon.
Purnima is the wife of Manik Baidya, a resident of Sri Nadi area of Shirkhara union in Sadar upazila.
Police and local sources said that Manik Baidya, a resident of Srinadi area of Shirkhara union in Sadar upazila, was renting a one-storey tin-sheet house owned by former army member Golam Maula Matubbar of Jhikarhati area of Sadar upazila. Manik lived with his wife Purnima Rani Baidya and their two children.
The owner of the house, Golam Maula Matubbar, lives in Dhaka with his family. A month ago, Manik was arrested by the police in a theft case. He is currently in jail. Neighbors saw flames in Manik's house around 12 noon on Monday.
Later, they broke the door of the house and sprayed water to control the fire. Fire service members rushed to the scene after receiving the news. Although the fire was brought under control, one and a half year old child Manad died of burns inside the house. At that time, his seriously injured two and a half year old brother Rudra was taken to the hospital, where the doctor on duty declared him dead.
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