A man was stabbed to death by a gang of stalkers for protesting harassment of his wife in Dinajpur town on Wednesday night.
The deceased was identified as Limon Misra, 28, employee of an automobile shop and a resident of Kalitola village under Dinajpur sadar upazila.
Police arrested an alleged stalker yesterday following filing of a case by the deceased's father Fani Misra.
Fani said some young men had been stalking and harassing Limon's wife Indu Banerjee, a third-year student of management department, on her way to Dinajpur Government College for the last few days.
As Limon protested the incident, the stalkers beat him up at Jail Mor in the town on Tuesday.
Limon lodged a complaint with the local police station on the same day which angered the stalkers, Fani alleged.
On Wednesday, a gang of eight to 10 picked up Limon from his workplace at Jail Mor around 8:00pm, took him to a secluded place at Lily Mor in the town and stabbed him indiscriminately, witnesses said.
Hearing Limon's cry for help, Nazim, who was passing through the area, at that time, rushed to the spot in his aid and he too was stabbed.
Locals rushed Limon to Dinajpur Medical College Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries at about 1:30am yesterday.
Injured Nazim was undergoing treatment at the hospital.
"If I had known that my husband would face such serious consequence, I would not have told him about the stalking," Indu told The Daily Star with tears welling up in her eyes.
"I lost my only son who used to earn bread for my family," Limon's father said in a choked voice.
Fani filed a case accusing thirteen people with Kotowali Police Station early yesterday.
Hasan Iqbal Shamim, officer-in-charge of the police station, said "We have arrested Sumon Sarker, an accused in the case. We are also continuing our search to find the other culprits."
Meanwhile, local lawmaker Iqbalur Rahman, Deputy Commissioner of Dinajpur Md Jamal Uddin and Assistant Superintendent of Police (Dinajpur Sadar Circle) Md Faruk Hossain visited the house of Limon yesterday morning.
Locals blamed police inaction for increase in stalking incidents in the town.
News Source: The Daily Star (May 6, 2011)
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