A court in Lakshmipur on Monday sent a woman to jail in connection with a case, forcing her to take her infant child with her.
Senior Judicial Magistrate Court Shah Jamal passed the order when the woman, Farhana Akter Shilpi, along with another accused, Jahir Uddin, appeared before it, said court official Delwar Hossain.
Shilpi’s infant son Siam also accompanied his mother to Lakshmipur District Jail.
Jailer Nur Mohammad Sohel confirmed that Shilpi and her young child were taken to the jail in the afternoon.
Meanwhile, Shilpi’s two other children — Class-V student Shipon Hossain, 10, and second-grader Tamanna Akter, 8 — were seen standing outside the jail gate in their school uniforms, waiting for their mother.
Both are students of Shaheed Smriti Adarsha Academy and are currently sitting for their examinations. The incident drew attention after defence lawyer Mohsin Kabir Swapan shared photos of the children and a video of the incident on Facebook.
According to the case statement, Mahtab Uddin Bhuiyan filed the case on April 15, accusing Shilpi and nine others of attacking him in the Shahapur area of Lakshmipur municipality.
The complaint alleged that Shilpi struck him on the back of the head with an iron rod, causing a severe injury.
However, the medical certificate issued by Lakshmipur Sadar Hospital described the injury as minor.