picked up three teenagers from Hazaribagh area of the capital on Thursday night on charge of throwing acid the night before on Jatra actress Parul Akhter Keya and her two siblings.The arrestees are Nurunnabi, Ramjan Hossain, and Robin Hossain, all of whom are 18 years old.
Quoting the detainees, Shaikat Shahin, assistant superintended of police (ASP) deputed to Rab-2, said a group of five local goons led by Arman threw acid on the victims after Parul turned down Arman's unwelcome amorous advances.
Talking to The Daily Star, Shaikat said Arman had been making unwelcome advances to Parul after he saw her in a Jatra at Companyghat of Hazaribagh.
"The arrestees confessed to the crime, during primary interrogation," Shaikat added.
Parul however claimed that she does not know anybody named Arman, and none stalked her at Companyghat since the shows of the Jatra had begun there.
"I want punishment for those who destroyed our lives," she told The Daily Star.
On Wednesday night, unidentified persons threw acid on Parul, 22, her sister Parveen Begum, 38, and their brother Mohammad Selim, 25.
They were admitted to Burn and Plastic Surgery Unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital. Parul suffered burn injuries on 12 percent of the body, hospital sources said. Her face, neck, chest and right hand were severely burned.
Ten percent of Parveen's body was burned by acid, while their brother's condition is slightly better.
DMCH Burn Unit Project Director Samanta Lal Sen said treatment of the sisters will take a long time, and they might require plastic surgery.
The cost of treatment is coming from a Burn Unit fund for acid attack victims.
Parul sees a bleak future of her career following the attack, as she might not be able to continue as a professional actress with her face burned.
Her mother, sister, and two nephews are financially dependent on her.
Parveen told The Daily Star that Parul might have made some unknown enemies working as an actress.
A case was filed with Hazaribagh Police Station in this connection on Thursday.
Officer-in-charge Enamul Haque of the cop shoppe said they are interrogating the detainees and trying to find out the prime culprit.