Robbers hacked to death an elderly Bangladesh-origin British citizen and wounded seriously his son at Bishwanath in Sylhet early Saturday as they tried to put up resistance.
The deceased was Sheikh Tahir Ali, 75, of Janaiya Pashchimpara, a kilometer off the Bishwanath upazila headquarters. The injured is Sheikh Azad Ali.
The robbers looted Tk 1 crore, including £ 25,000, and gold ornaments from him, local sources said.
The police and local sources said that a group of 26 armed with machetes and daggers broke into the house of Tahir Ali about 3:00am.
The robbers hacked Tahir and his son and confined Tahir's wife Neharunnessa to a room. Tahir died on the spot and his son was grievously wounded.
The group looted Tk 1 crore in cash and gold ornaments from the house.
The Bishwanath police reached the spot early
morning and sent the body to Osmani Medical College Hospital for a post-mortem examination. Azad was sent for treatment, the police said.
The Bishwanath police officer-in-charge, Asheq Suja Mamun, said that Neharunnessa had filed a case in this connection in the evening.
Tahir and his family had lived in the United Kingdom and they returned to Sylhet three months ago, local people said.
Source : New Age
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