Stalker Abul arrested

Police arrested the alleged stalker of slain Brishti Akter from Kathuri village in Nagarpur upazila of Tangail yesterday.

The arrestee is rickshaw puller Abul Hossain, 35, son of Hasmat Ali of Sharafdinagar village in Harirampur upazila of Manikganj. 

He is father of two sons, said Manikganj Police Superintendent Mahfuzur Rahman.  

Family sources said Abul Hossain used to stalk and harass 13-year-old Brishti. Locals claimed that the girl had been ignoring Abul's continued advances.

But the situation worsened to the point where her family complained to village elders. A village arbitration was then held in which Abul was issued a warning, the locals said, adding that the warning failed to deter Abdul.

They claimed that Brishti's family recently had allegedly been trying to marry her off. Abul heard about it and got angry.

Abul entered Brishti's house on Sunday noon and hacked the girl with a sharp weapon, almost beheading her.

The victim's mother Aklima Begum later filed a murder case with Harirampur Police Station, accusing Abul.