Man beaten to death over trifling matter

A man was allegedly beaten to death by neighbour cantering a petty matter in Daulatpur on Saturday.
The deceased Monu Mia, 42, son of Abdul Gani Mia of the village, was a rickshaw van driver by profession.
The incident took place at village Pongtirchha under Jionpur union of the upazila in the afternoon.

Police and family members said that Monu Mia had a dispute with neighbour Sayed Mia for a long time over family matters at the village Pongtirchha. On Saturday afternoon, Sayed complained to other neighbours that Monu Mia does not take care of his parents.

Cantering this, a quarrel started between the two. At one stage around 3:30pm, members of the two families became involved in the clash. At this time, Monu received serious head injury after he was attacked with a stick. He was rushed to Daulatpur Upazila Health Complex where the on-duty physician declared him dead.

Hashmat Ali, inspector (investigation) of Daulatpur police station, confirmed the incident saying that Sayed and his son Md Razin were detained in this connection.

Sayed, who was injured during the clash, is being provided treatment under police custody at the hospital.