Jashore, Mar 23 (UNB) – An elderly man was hacked to dead allegedly by his son at Galda village in Monirampur upazila on Friday over money related dispute.
The deceased was identified as Tajul Islam Patwary, 65.
Abdur Rahman, sub-inspector of Monirampur Police Station, said that Tajul’s two sons Anwar Hossain and Humayun Kabir, who work in Malaysia, recently returned home.
They sent around 15 lakh to their father from Malaysia. After returning home when they wanted to know about the total amount of money from his father he failed to give the right answer, leading to an altercation between them.
After returning from Jummah prayers, Anwar again locked into an altercation with him around 2:30.
At one stage, he hit his father with a sharp weapon, leaving him dead on the spot.
Anwar went into hiding after the incident, said the SI.