A fish trader was hacked to death in an attack by a teen gang in Barisal city early Friday.
The deceased was Babu Sikder, 30, son of Kalam Sikder of Palashpur area under Ward-5 of the city.
Naim Hossain, the victim’s brother, said Madhu, also known as Tokai Madhu, had long been demanding extortion money from Babu.
On Thursday night, Babu had an altercation with Madhu over the matter.
Before Fajr prayers on Friday, Madhu called Babu on his mobile phone and asked him to go to a local mosque to settle the matter through arbitration.
However, a group of youths, allegedly led by Madhu, attacked Babu at the Tin-rasta intersection in Palashpur on his way to the mosque and hacked him indiscriminately.
He was taken to Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital, where doctors declared him dead.
Naim claimed that Madhu’s associates, including Rubel, Raju, Sajjad and Saikat, also took part in the attack.
Kaunia Police Station Officer-in-Charge Sanjit Chandra Nath said the killing was linked to a teen gang, adding that drugs may have played a role in the incident.
Local residents detained two suspected gang members and handed them over to police.
The OC said drives were underway to arrest the remaining suspects.
The body was kept at the hospital morgue for autopsy.
