Elderly man beaten dead in Gaibandha
A 65-year-old man was beaten to death allegedly by his relatives during a quarrel over sharing of water from a tube-well in Palashbari upazila of the district yesterday.
The deceased was identified as Moslem Uddin of Raitinarail village in the upazila.
Quoting deceased's family members, police said an altercation took place between Moslem and his cousin Jobed Ali over sharing of water of a tube-well at their common courtyard in the morning.
At one stage, Jobed and his two sons Anwarul and Monwarul swooped on Moslem and beat him up mercilessly and fled the spot, leaving him severely injured.
Family members took him to Palashbari Health Complex, but succumbed to his injuries on way to the hospital.
On information, police recovered the body and sent it to Gaibandha Sadar Hospital for autopsy.
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