An elderly man was reportedly beaten to death by a teaser for protesting eve-teasing in Bhola district town on Sunday afternoon.
The incident took place at around 1pm at Charnuabad area in the town.
The deceased was identified as Abdur Rab, 60, a vegitables trader by proffession and a resident of Sadur Char village under Ilisha union of Bhola Sadar upazila.
Quoting witnesses, Bhola Sadar Police Station officer-in-charge Monir Hossain Mia said that a woman was returning home from Charnuabad area in the afternoon. On the way, one eve-teaser named Sujan stopped the woman and demanded some money from her as help. As she denied to pay him, Sujan started teasing the woman on the road.
At that time, Abdur Rab went forward to protest the eve-teaser which made Sujan enraged. Sujan then, hit the elderly man with wooden stick, leaving him dead on the spot, said the OC.
Being informed, police recovered the body from the spot and arrested the accused Sumon, said OC Monir Hossain Mia.
The body was sent to Bhola Sadar Hospital morgue for autopsy and legal action was underway in this regard, added the OC.
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