A 43-year-old salon owner named Robendra Rishi was allegedly stabbed to death repeatedly in Valuka, Mymensingh. Following the incident, locals detained a young man named Saddam Hossain and handed him over to the police.
The incident occurred on Tuesday (October 27) evening in the Noman Composite Freedom Fighter Market area under Jamirdia of the upazila.
The deceased, Robendra Rishi, was the son of Ranjit Rishi from Uttarpara area under Dhobaura upazila. He ran a salon business while residing in a rented house in the Jamirdia Tarif Munshi Mor area of Valuka.
According to allegations by the deceased's wife, Suchitra, Saddam frequently took money from her husband to fund his addiction. Furthermore, a dispute had been ongoing between them over Saddam getting haircuts at the salon without paying. She also claimed that her husband had received death threats prior to this incident.
According to local sources, on the day of the incident, Saddam entered the salon and stabbed Robendra. To save his life, Robendra ran out and sought refuge in the suspect's father's shop nearby. However, he was stabbed again there. Later, when he attempted to take shelter in the yard of a neighboring house, he was stabbed once more. Local sources confirmed that he died on the spot due to the repeated attacks.
Valuka Model Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Md. Jahidul Islam stated that upon receiving the news, police promptly inspected the scene and recovered the body.
— Daily Best News Desk • Fearless in the search for truth
Reported by Moksedur Rahman Mamun,Valuka (Mymensingh) Correspondent • Edited by the Daily Best News desk. Send corrections to [email protected].
