Police have arrested three people over the stabbing to death of a young man, Shahidul Islam Mona (21), in a dispute over a homestead boundary and land in Begumganj, Noakhali.
ANM Imran Khan, additional superintendent of police (Begumganj Circle), confirmed this on Tuesday (10 November) morning. The incident took place at about 11:30pm on Sunday at the Nadu Muhuri house in Karaitala village, Phultala area, Ward 6 of Hajipur Union in the upazila.
Those arrested are Hasina Akter (52), her daughter Nazma Begum (24), and Abul Hossain (48).
According to local sources, the family of Abul Kashem and the family of Abdul Khaleque Bulu had long been in dispute over the boundary and land of the Nadu Muhuri house. At about 8pm on Sunday, someone broke a boundary pillar put up by Abdul Khaleque Bulu’s family. This led to an argument between the two families. When Abul Kashem’s younger son Fuad Islam (24) protested, he came to blows with Shahidul Islam Mona, Abdul Khaleque Bulu’s son. Following this, at about 11:30pm, Abul Kashem’s sons Arman and Fuad stabbed Shahidul Islam Mona.
When Mona fell to the ground, his sister’s husband Mamun came forward to save him, and the attackers stabbed him in several places as well. Local people rescued the two injured men and took them to the Noakhali 250-bed General Hospital, where the doctor on duty declared Mona dead. Mamun, who was seriously injured, was sent to Dhaka Medical College Hospital for better treatment.
“The victim’s brother Md Sadek Hossain has filed a case naming seven people as accused. Two or three more unnamed people have been made accused in the case. Police detained three people right after the incident,” Additional Superintendent ANM Imran Khan said.
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