A man was hacked to death and his wife was seriously injured in a clash with his relatives over cutting saplings in Monohardi upazila, Narsingdi on Wednesday.
The deceased was identified as Jewel Mia, 38, son of late Haris Mia of Atushal village.
According to the locals, Jewel had an altercation with his uncle Tara Mia and cousins over cutting saplings from their homestead boundary and at one stage, they attacked Jewel and his wife Rina Begum, 28, with sharp weapons, leaving them injured with lethal wounds.
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Locals rushed them to Monohardi Upazila Health Complex from where Jewel was referred to Dhaka Medical College Hospital and died on the way.
Abdul Jobbar, the Officer-in-Charge of Monohardi Police Station, said Tara Mia had been arrested while preparations were underway to file a case.