Two hacked to death in Noakhali

Armed criminals hacked to death two youths in Begumganj upazila of the district early yesterday.

The deceased, Mohammad Ali, 24, son of Mohammad Solaiman, and Robin, 22, son of Abdul Kader, were residents of Uttar Eklashpur village in the upazila.

Ali's father Solaiman said his son left the house with Robin on a motorcycle for Eklashpur Bazar to go to Dhaka early in the morning.

When they reached Madhyam Eklashpur a gang of eight to ten people, equipped with sharp weapons, waylaid them. At one stage, when Robin tried to run away, he fell on the road and the gang members hacked him dead and dumped his body in a nearby pond.

In the meantime, Ali managed to flee the spot and took shelter in his uncle's house, but the criminals entered the house and hacked him to death there, Solaiman said, adding that they also beat up Ali's uncle when he tried to resist the gang.

Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Begumganj Police Station Feroz Hossain Mollah said slain Ali was a listed criminal and he was accused in at least nine cases, including for murder and robbery.

After preparing the surathal (inquest)  report of the bodies, Begumganj police sent those to Noakhali General Hospital for autopsy in the morning, Noakhali Superintendent of Police Mohammad Ilias Sharif said.