Old man’s life taken over Tk 40!
An elderly man was beaten to death, allegedly by his neighbour, over only Tk 40 that the neighbour had borrowed from him a few months back.
The incident took place yesterday around 12:30pm in Kawargola village in Kamalganj upazila.
The deceased is Mohammad Shahidullah, 65, of the same village.
Arifur Rahman, officer-in-charge (OC) of Kamalganj Police Station, said yesterday around 11:30am, Shahidullah paid a visit to his neighbour Karim Mia, 45, son of Jamir Uddin, and asked him to pay back the Tk 40 that Karim had borrowed from him to buy bamboo.
When Karim refused to repay, Shahidullah and Karim locked in an altercation. At one stage Karim’s cousin Amir Uddin arrived at the scene and both of them severely beat up the old man, added the OC.
Shahidullah died after he was admitted to Kamalganj Upazila Health Complex with critical injuries, said Dr Azizur Rahman, resident medical officer of the hospital.
Both Karim and Amir went into hiding after the incident, OC Arifur said.
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