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Man killed by elder brother over trivial dispute centring betel nut in Bhola
Greenwatch Desk
Crime
2026-11-12, 6:05am
A 65-year-old man was allegedly beaten and strangled to death by his elder brother following a dispute over picking betel nuts in Lalmohan upazila of Bhola district on Wednesday morning.
The deceased was identified as Md. Abdul Jalil, son of late Monu Mia of Munsir Hawla area under Lalmohan union.
Police detained his elder brother, Md. Sahid, 66, in connection with the killing.
An altercation broke out between the two brothers in the morning over picking betel nuts from their homestead. The argument escalated into a physical brawl, during which Sahid severely beat Jalil, resulting in his death on the spot, family members said.
ASP Satyajit Kumar Ghosh, said police visited the scene, recovered the body, and sent it to Bhola General Hospital morgue for an autopsy, reports UNB.
Legal procedures regarding the incident are currently underway, police added.