Thief kills house-owner at Nagarpur

NAGARPUR, TANGAIL, Oct 2: A 50-year-old householder was stabbed to death while trying to catch a suspected burglar in Barapusha Village of Nagarpur Upazila in the district early Wednesday. Two others were injured as they tried to intervene.

Police said suspected burglar Saminur Mia entered the home of Majnu Mia, who confronted him after his daughter spotted the intruder. Saminur allegedly stabbed Majnu in the neck and throat before attacking two neighbours, Altaf and Nazmul, who came to help.

Majnu was taken to Nagarpur Upazila Health Complex, where doctors declared him dead. A doctor said a stab wound severed his carotid artery. The two other injured men were treated and released.

Local residents detained Saminur and handed him over to police. He is receiving treatment under police guard, while the body has been sent to Tangail Medical College Hospital for an autopsy, said Officer-in-Charge of Nagarpur Police Station Md Jahurul Islam.