Feni hardware store staff killed by UP chairman and his men, 4 held
Local UP Chairman Nuruzzaman Bhutto is on the run, say police
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Publish : 24 Dec 2021, 06:03 PMUpdate : 24 Dec 2021, 06:03 PM
A hardware store employee was killed on Thursday night in an attack allegedly led by Mirzanagar union parishad (UP) chairman in Feni's Parshuram upazila.
The deceased was identified as Shahin Chowdhury, employee of a hardware store in Parshuram Bazar. He's survived by his wife, two daughters and a son.
After the deceased’s wife lodged a complaint, four people were arrested in connection with the murder.
However, UP chairman Nuruzzaman Bhutto is on the run.
According to locals, Hashem, an associate of chairman Nuruzzaman, on Thursday went to the store and asked for Tk7 lakh that he had loaned to its owner.
An argument broke out between Hashem and the victim. Soon, Hashem called the UP chairman and his men. They later brutally attacked Shahin.
Locals rescued him to the Upazila Health Complex where the doctors declared him dead.
Officer-in-Charge Khaled Hossain of Parashuram police station said the deceased’s wife filed a complaint on Thursday night. “Four people have already been arrested in this regard. Efforts are on to arrest the other accused," he said.
Feni hardware store staff killed by UP chairman and his men, 4 held
A hardware store employee was killed on Thursday night in an attack allegedly led by Mirzanagar union parishad (UP) chairman in Feni's Parshuram upazila.
The deceased was identified as Shahin Chowdhury, employee of a hardware store in Parshuram Bazar. He's survived by his wife, two daughters and a son.
After the deceased’s wife lodged a complaint, four people were arrested in connection with the murder.
However, UP chairman Nuruzzaman Bhutto is on the run.
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According to locals, Hashem, an associate of chairman Nuruzzaman, on Thursday went to the store and asked for Tk7 lakh that he had loaned to its owner.
An argument broke out between Hashem and the victim. Soon, Hashem called the UP chairman and his men. They later brutally attacked Shahin.
Locals rescued him to the Upazila Health Complex where the doctors declared him dead.
Officer-in-Charge Khaled Hossain of Parashuram police station said the deceased’s wife filed a complaint on Thursday night. “Four people have already been arrested in this regard. Efforts are on to arrest the other accused," he said.
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