Family feud: Old man chopped, burnt to death at Sylhet village
A 65-year-old man was chopped and burnt to death at a remote village in Jakiganj upazila on Wednesday night. The tragic incident occurred as a sequel to a family feud, locals and police informed.
The victim, Jamal Ahmed went to see his younger brother's wife Dilara Begum at her brother's house at Kazirpaton village on Tuesday evening. Jamal exchanged hot words with Dilara over family feud. At one sage Dilara and her family chopped him. They took him inside a locked room, gouged out his right eye and poured kerosene on his person before setting it on fire. Later, neighbours informed the matter to police.
On information, Jakiganj thana police recovered the body on Thursday and arrested Dilara along with four others. They are: Dilara's brother Abdul Karim, 26, wife Hosna Begum, 18, mother Kamala Begum, 60, and niece Syeda Jasmine Nahar, 15.
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