Youth hacked to death over ‘love affair’ in Sherpur, 1 held

Dhaka – A youth was hacked to death over a love affair related dispute at Gomra village in Jhinaigati upazila in Sherpur early Saturday.Quoting locals, police said Chan Miah, 23, son of Hasmat Ali, a resident of Gomra village in the upazila and a honours third year student of Shafiuddin Ahmed Degree College, had a love affair with a girl, 17, of the same village for long.On Friday night, the family members of the girl, a first year student of Jhinaigati Adarsha Mohabidyaloy, locked into an altercation with Chan Miah when he went to their house with the girl.Being informed, mother of Chan Miah rushed to the spot only to see her son lying in a pool of blood. Later, he was taken to Upazila Health Complex where doctors declared him dead, said sub-inspector Kamal Hossian of Jhinaigati Police Station.Later, police sent the body to a hospital morgue for autopsy and detained Reaz, brother of the girl, for interrogation.During interrogation, he confessed to his involvement in the murder, the SI added.UNB