A 55-year-old man named Hasanur Sheikh was hacked to death by his cousin and his cousin's children over a dispute regarding planting betel nut trees in Lohagara upazila of Narail.
According to Ujjwal Ray, Narail District Correspondent, the incident took place around 6:30 AM on Wednesday (November 4) in Boyra Purvapara village under Lakshhipasha union of the upazila.
The deceased, Hasanur Sheikh, was the son of Suttar Sheikh from the same village.
Read nextAllegation of Harassing 2nd Grade Student Against Headmaster in Nilphamari, Accused Goes Into HidingAccording to locals and police sources, Hasanur went to water the betel nut trees planted near his house on Wednesday morning. At this time, his cousin Hasdel Sheikh raised objections, claiming that the shade of those trees would fall on his land, and questioned why the betel nut trees had been planted in the first place. This triggered a heated argument between the two.
At one point, Hasdel Sheikh's sons Mamun Sheikh and Arman Sheikh, along with his daughter Taslima Khanam, allegedly hacked Hasanur with sharp local weapons, inflicting severe injuries. Later, relatives rescued him and rushed him to the Lohagara Upazila Health Complex, where emergency department doctors declared him dead.
As the accused fled the scene immediately following the incident, their statements could not be obtained.
Lohagara Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Shariful Islam stated that police were dispatched to the spot upon receiving information. Additional police personnel are currently deployed in the area, and efforts are underway to apprehend those involved in the incident.
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Reported by Ujjwal Ray, Narail Correspondent • Edited by the Daily Best News desk. Send corrections to [email protected].
