Kabir Hossain Rakib, Laxmipur representative:
An old man named Fazle Ali Hazari (60) died after being beaten up due to a dispute over his ex-wife's release on social media in Kamalnagar upazila of Laxmipur. The incident took place in the area adjacent to Battali Bazar of Ward No. 6 of Char Kadira Union No. 8 of the upazila during Asr prayers yesterday.
The deceased Fazle Ali Hazari is a resident of the area, a young man named Mohammad Mahfuz (25) has been accused of beating him, the son of Mahfuz local Abu Taher, who has been in hiding after the incident, according to local sources.
According to local sources, Mohammad Delwar Mahmud (20) and Jerin (18) had a love affair, later they got married in a family but they got divorced about six months ago, after the separation, Delwar has reportedly released a video of his ex-wife on social media, which is said to have dissatisfied Jerin's relatives.
In continuation of this, Jerin's cousin Mohammad Mahfuz went to his relative Fazle Ali Hazari in Battali market and asked for the release of Delwar's video. At that time, Fazle Ali Hazari said that Delwar is currently not at home. If he returns home, the matter can be discussed and a settlement initiative can be taken.
At one point, they started arguing, and later Fazle Ali Hazari was allegedly killed and seriously injured.
Kamalnagar police station officer-in-charge (OC) Md. Faridul Alam said, “We have come to know about the matter. After the incident, the body has been recovered. After receiving the post-mortem report, the actual cause of death and the circumstances under which the incident took place will be known.
