Denied money for drugs, youth commits 'suicide' in Sirajganj

A young man, said to be a drug addict, has reportedly killed himself in Tarash upazila of Sirajganj district.

Deceased Jakaria Hossain, 20, was the son of Md Saju Pramanik, a resident of Asanbari village in the upazila.

Locals said Jakaria committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree in the house on Thursday night after his mother refused to give him money for buying drugs.

Being informed, police recovered the hanging body and sent it to a hospital morgue, said Tarash Police Station officer in-charge Md Fazle Ashique.

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