Ashikur Rahman Ashik, a 28-year-old youth, was allegedly beaten and hacked to death following a long-standing land dispute in Jhikargacha upazila of Jashore. The incident took place around midnight on Tuesday in the Doalipara area of Sonakur village. The victim was the son of Asiruddin from the same village.
Police said that Ashikur had a prolonged land-related dispute with his cousin Fazlur Rahman. On Tuesday night, Fazlur and his associates reportedly attacked Ashikur with sharp weapons and iron crowbars, leaving him critically injured. Locals rushed him to Jashore General Hospital, where the on-duty doctor declared him dead.
Jhikargacha Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Golam Kibria Hasan stated that police conducted a raid upon receiving the news and arrested the prime accused, Fazlur Rahman, at night. Preparations are underway to file a case in this connection.
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Youth killed, father and brother injured in attack by cousins in Jashore