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April 26, 2024 16:14
Gaibandha representative
It has been alleged that the driver Ashraf Ali (55) was stabbed to death after being unable to rob an auto-rickshaw in Gaibandha Sadar Upazila. The accused Sadekul Islam (32) has been arrested by the police.
Officer-in-Charge (OC) Masud Rana of Gaibandha Sadar Police Station confirmed the matter on Friday afternoon. Earlier on Thursday night, the incident took place at railway gate number 75 of Kuptala Union on the Gaibandha-Lakshipur regional road of the upazila.
The deceased Ashraf Ali is the son of deceased Faizar Rahman of Sahar Vitar area of Kholahati union of the upazila and the accused Sadekul Islam is the son of Hossain Alir Hossain of Ramprasad area of Kuptala union.
Police and locals said that Ashraf Ali was returning home from Kuptala in a rickshaw around 11:30 p.m. on Thursday. At that time, when he reached the area of railway gate number 75 of Kuptala, Sadekul, who was already getting a camel for the purpose of robbery, blocked his way. At that time, he showed the knife to the rickshaw and asked the driver to leave with the key.
At one point, Sadekul stabbed the rickshaw driver Ashraf Ali in the stomach when a scuffle started between the two. When he screamed, the locals rushed to rescue Ashraf Ali and admitted him to Gaibandha General Hospital. He died in the night while undergoing treatment there.
Officer-in-charge (OC) of Gaibandha Sadar Police Station Masud Rana said that a murder case was registered at Sadar Police Station in the morning. He said that the accused Sadekul Islam has been arrested and handed over to the court.
BD Daily/Nazmul
