A pair of siblings of Biyala village under Matrai union of Joypurhat district are leading an unbearable life as their legs are fastened with iron-chains at their house for the last 13-year.
The unfortunate siblings have been identified as Ambia (25) and his brother Rutom (21). Their father Rafiqul Islam is a day labourer and their mother Osnapara Begum is a housewife.
According to sources, Rafiqul and Osnapara couple was spending their days happily with their two sons and one daughter. However, during the adolescent period, their elder daughter Ambia became mentally imbalanced.
Her parents took her for treatment to various doctors and herbal practitioners. However, she was not cured. Later, she was married to a person of a neighboring village but her husband later left her to her parent’s house.
The second son Rustom (21) also developed the same symptom and he also became mentally imbalanced soon after his sister became ill.
Their father Rafiqul Islam said, he has spent a lot of money according to his capacity to treat both his daughter and the son. But, failing to get any good result, he fastened both the siblings with iron chains on their feet. He further said, having no work for last over one year, they are in fact starving,
Mother Oshanara Begum informed, nearly 13-years ago, her elder daughter Ambia turned mentally imbalanced. She married her to a young man of a neighboring village. But, six months after the marriage, her husband left her. She further added she treated her daughter to various hospitals and the doctors in Bagura, Rangpur and Pabna but with no result. Later she was also treated by herbal medical practitioners.
Three year after the illness of her daughter Ambia, her second son Rustom also developed the same mental imbalance symptoms. He was also treated by a herbal medical practitioner. Now, she has no ability to treat her son and daughter. As a result, both of their legs are kept fastened with iron-chains.
Local UP Chairman ANM Shaokat Habib informed, he cooperates with the unfortunate mentally perturbed siblings as far as possible. He was also trying to allocate them regular government assistance,
Kalai Upazila Chairman Tuktuk Talukder said the incident of putting both brother and sister under iron-chains for the last 13-year was not known to him. He assured to visit the houses of the chained brother and sister and to take steps to treat them as soon as possible.
