A youth was reportedly hacked to death by some other youths for protesting against harassment of a girl at Saltha upazila in Faridpur district on Monday afternoon.
The incident happened at around 5:00pm during a fair at Joyjhap village under Gatti union in the upazila.
The deceased was identified as Kashem Bapary, son of Geda Bapary, a resident of Moddhabali village in the union.
Eyewitnesses said that kashem Bapary along with Milon went to visit a fair and boat rowing at Joyshap village. A girl was harassed by Bahadur Mollah during shopping in the fair while Kashem Bapary protested the incident. Bahadur Mollah organized some youths and brought them to the place. Later, Bahadur, his brothers shohel and Toyab hacked Kashem and Milon with machetes, leaving both of them critically injured.
Locals rescued them and took them to Faridpur Medical College and Hospital where the on-duty doctors declared Kashem dead. Milon is taking treatment in the hospital.
Md Asaduzzaman, senior assistant police super (Nagarjanda-circle), confirmed the matter.
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