Maruf Kamal Khan Sohel, press secretary to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, who has been sued for torturing his wife on Wednesday claimed that his wife Tania Khan as mentally ill.‘Tania has been suffering from mental disorder for years,’ Maruf claimed in his facebook status on Tuesday night. After several hours of accusing for torturing his wife Tania Khan, Maruf posted a status on his facebook account where he wrote my wife Tania who is mentally challenged filed a case against me which is still unbelievable to me. Earlier, Tania Khan, wife of Sohel, filed the case with Mohammadpur Police Station last night under the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act, Jamaluddin Mir, officer-in-charge of the police station, told The Daily Star.Sohel beat up his wife with lethal weapon following a family feud yesterday afternoon, leaving her critically injured, said Tarekuzzaman, investigation officer of the case.Later, the victim was admitted at Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital, the IO added.In the complaint, Tania alleged that her husband developed illegal relation with other women. He beat her up when she raised her voices against this, the IO said.