Satkhira, Feb 28 – A freedom fighter was beaten to death at Ghona Bazar in Sadar upazila early Tuesday.
The victim was identified as Abul Kalam Azad, 65, a resident of Ghona village and owner of a rod-cement shop.Firoz Hossain, officer-in-charge of Sadar Police Station, said Hamid’s co-villager Mominul bought rod and cement from Kalam’s shop a few days back and did not pay the bill.
Mominul locked into an altercation when Kalam went to collect the money from him around 9pm on Monday.
At one stage, Mominul aided by some other people beat Kalam mercilessly, leaving him critically injured. He was taken to Sadar Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries around 2:30am.
Victim’s son Akhtarul Islam then filed a murder case against seven people.
Later, police arrested four people, including Mominul. – UNB
