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Man hacked to death over trivial matter in Chattogram
A man has been hacked to death over a trifling matter in Sitakunda upazila of the district on Saturday night.
The deceased has been identified as Khurshid Alam, 42, son of Freedom Fighter Nur Ahmed of the ward No 2 under Sitakunda municipality.
Witnesses said the victim was returning home by car after taking his child to the doctor in the evening.
One Md Arafat, son of Md Bahadur and a tenant at the same address as the victim, suffered a minor injury when Khurshid’s car accidently bumped into him in front of the house, they said.
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Reacting to the incident, both of them locked into an altercation over the issue and at one point Arafat hacked the victim with an indigenous sharp weapon, leaving him critically injured.
He was rushed to Chattogram Medical College Hospital where physicians declared him dead on arrival around 8pm, Abul Kalam, officer-in-charge (OC) of Sitakunda Model Police Station, told UNB.
Legal action will be taken in this connection, the OC added.
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