A shocking incident occurred in Khudiram Sarkarpara of Goaland municipality, Rajbari, where a drug-addicted youth attacked his mother for refusing to give him money. The victim, 40-year-old Shikha Rani Ghosh, was severely injured and is now in critical condition at Dhaka Medical College Hospital. The attack took place around 3 a.m. on April 10, when her son, 19-year-old Gobinda Ghosh, struck her repeatedly with a machete while she was asleep, severing her left ear and causing deep wounds to her head and neck.

According to police and family sources, Shikha Rani had been living with her son at her parental home after her husband left her about 20 years ago. Gobinda had become addicted to drugs and frequently quarreled with his mother over money. After the attack, neighbors rescued the injured woman and took her to several hospitals before she was transferred to Dhaka for advanced treatment.

Local residents detained Gobinda inside the house and alerted police. Officers from Goaland Ghat Police Station arrested him and seized the blood-stained machete and other evidence. A case has been filed by the victim’s mother, Usha Rani Ghosh, and the accused has been sent to Rajbari court.