MANIKGANJ, Oct 19 (UNB): A drug addict young man was lynched by locals after he had hacked his father and mother to death in Niltek village under Manikganj's Singair upazila on Sunday morning.
The deceased were identified as Saidur Rahman (30), his father Mohoruddin Pramanik (52), a rickshaw-puller, and his wife Sufia Begum (42).
Syeduzzaman, officer-in-charge of Singair Police Station, said Saidur had an altercation with his father Mohoruddin and mother Sufia after they had refused to give him money to buy drugs.
Following the altercation, Saidur attacked his parents with a sharp weapon and hacked both of them to death in the house around 11:30am.
Locals informed police after hearing the hue and cry as Saidur locked himself inside the house.
On information, police rushed in and tried to arrest Saidur.
Police fired gunshots as he tried to escape threatening them and locals with a kitchen knife he was holding.
Locals managed to catch Saidur after he sustained bullet injuries in the police firing.
They beat him leaving him dead on the spot.
Youth kills parents before lynched
FE Team | Published: October 20, 2014 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00
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