Youth hacked to death in Lalbagh

A young man was chased and hacked to death by miscreants in a broad daylight in the capital’s Lalbagh area on Sunday.

The incident took place in Lane No-6 of Shahidnagar around noon. 

The deceased was identified as Biplob, 26, son of Md Delwar Hossain of Shahidnagar.

Md Rasheduzzaman, Inspector (operations) of Lalbagh Police Station (PS), told the media that a group of unidentified assailants chased Biplob in front of an under-construction building in the area.

As he tried to flee, the attackers caught him and hacked him repeatedly before fleeing the scene, leaving him dead on the spot, the police official said.
On receiving information, police rushed to the spot, brought the situation under control and began the process of recovering the body.

The motive behind the killing and the identities of those involved are being investigated, he added. 

The body will be sent to the morgue for an autopsy after completion of the necessary legal formalities.

Meanwhile, local sources said that Biplob ran a fish business at the market near Lalbagh Fort and was known in the area as ‘Mausa Biplob’. He also reportedly worked as a police informant.