Man killed by nephew
A youth killed his uncle in Neugi village under Phulbaria upazila of the district on Sunday.
The victim was identified as Abdur Rahman, 45, of the village.
Quoting locals and the victim's family members, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Phulbaria Police Station Rifat Khan said Rahman and his nephew Kabir Hossain, 30, a mental patient, locked in an altercation over burying a new-born baby at a local graveyard.
At one stage, Kabir hit Rahman on the head with a bamboo stick, injuring him severely, the OC said.
Rahman was taken to Phulbaria Upazila Health Complex and later shifted to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital, where he died that night.
On information, police recovered the body and sent it to the morgue for autopsy.
Police arrested Kabir the same night. He was produced before a Mymensingh court yesterday, which sent him to jail, police said.
Victim's son lodged a case with Phulbaria Police Station yesterday, accusing Kabir, his father and a brother.
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