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Son kills mother in Pabna

Published : Tuesday, 20 October, 2026 at 4:59 PM

Observer Online Report

A son has been accused of slitting his mother's throat with a sickle after failing to get money for drugs in Faridpur, Pabna.

The incident took place on Tuesday morning in Lakshmikol Jolapara village under the upazila's BL Bari union. Following the incident, police conducted a drive and arrested the accused son.

The victim, Surja Khatun (50), was the wife of Lokman Sardar of that village. The arrested son is named Uddin Sardar (35).

According to police and local sources, Uddin is a drug addict. He frequently quarreled with his parents for drug money. Around 9:30 AM on Tuesday, Surja Khatun was cooking. At that time, Uddin demanded drug money from his mother. When she refused, an argument ensued between them. At one point, he slit his mother's throat with a sickle kept in the kitchen and fled the scene.

Upon receiving the information, police rushed to the spot. Later, based on secret information, Uddin was arrested around 11:00 AM from the nearby house of Abdul Hakim. Police stated that the sickle used in the murder was also seized from that house.

Faridpur Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Monzurul Hasan Masud said, that the body has been recovered and taken to the station. Preparations are underway to send it to the Pabna General Hospital morgue for an autopsy. The process of filing a case regarding this incident is ongoing.

-MT

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