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SIRAJGANJ: A young man was allegedly hacked to death with sharp weapons after being called to a house in Ullapara upazila of Sirajganj. Police have arrested a man named Maruf Bin Habib Talukder in connection with the killing.
The incident took place on Friday evening (October 23) in Konaganti village of the upazila.
The deceased, Akram Hossain, 18, was the son of Abdur Rahim of neighbouring Khosalpur village. He worked as a farmer. The accused, Maruf, is the son of Nur Mohammad Talukder of Konaganti village and a former student of Dhaka University.
According to local sources, neighbours found Akram’s body lying in the courtyard of Maruf’s house on Friday evening and informed the police. Police recovered the body from the scene and arrested Maruf there.
Mohammad Asab Ali, a member of Ward No. 8 of Purnimaganti Union Parishad, and local residents said Akram had somehow been lured to Maruf’s house. They suspect he was hacked to death with a sharp weapon. His body was found at the house after the killing, and Maruf was still there when police arrived. He was subsequently arrested and taken to the police station.
Local residents said members of Maruf’s family had left the house following the incident.
Akram’s father, Abdur Rahim, was devastated by the loss of his son. He said he still did not understand why his son had been killed and demanded exemplary punishment for those responsible.
Mehedi Hasan, officer-in-charge of Ullapara Model Police Station, confirmed the incident and said Maruf had been arrested and was being questioned. The motive for the killing remains unknown, he added, and an investigation is underway to establish the circumstances.
Police have been deployed in the village to prevent any further violence in the wake of the incident.
