Police arrested three people in connection with the killing of a devotee in a mosque at Polashbari Union of Mohammadpur Upazila in Magura district on Sunday. The arrestees are Russel, son of Kuddus Molla, Sohel and Quamrul of the village. Read:Devotee beaten dead in Magura mosque Tarak Nath, officer-in-charge of Mohammadpur Police Station, said Shahida Begum, wife of Pakhi Master, lodged a complaint against Russel and others with the police station. Following the complaint, police arrested three people on Sunday afternoon. Earlier on Saturday Pakhi Master came under attack reportedly by some people when he entered the mosque around 5 pm. Read:People in Magura lose hope over district medical services As locals rushed to the mosque hearing his screams, Rabiul and Banshi fled the scene. Pakhi was then taken to Faridpur Medical College and Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. Pakhi had an enmity with some of his neighbours over raising the bank of his pond that causes waterlogging at the house of his neighbours, said police. Read:Housewife ‘tortured by husband’ lands in Magura hospital Additional police have been deployed in the area to avert further trouble.

A devotee has been beaten to death in a mosque at Polashbari Union of Mohammadpur Upazila in Magura district. Read: Housewife ‘tortured by husband’ lands in Magura hospital Locals said Pakhi Master, 55, son of late Abdul Haque Mollah of Polashbari union came under attack reportedly by Rabiul Mollah and Banshi Mollah when he entered the mosque around 5 pm on Saturday.   The two youths grabbed Pakhi from behind and beat him with sticks as was alone in the mosque at that time, police said. Read: 9 killed by lightning strikes in Feni, Chattogram, Manikganj, Magura As locals rushed to the mosque hearing his screams, Rabiul and Banshi fled the scene. Pakhi was then taken to Faridpur Medical College and Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. Tarak Nath Biswas, officer-in-charge (OC) of Mohammadpur Police Station, said a case has been filed with Mohammadpur Police Station in this incident. Read: Magura runs out of Covid jabs, suspends vaccination It was not clear what prompted the two youths to kill Pakhi.