Grocer beaten to death over Tk500 dues in Dinajpur

A 45-year-old grocer was beaten to death allegedly by customers after demanding Tk500 in unpaid dues at Putkia village in Phulbari upazila of Dinajpur on Sunday night.
The deceased was identified as Zakirul Islam, the second son of the late Aftabuzzaman of Putkia village. He is survived by his wife, daughter Jannatul Ferdous, and son Md Rehesanul Habib.
According to the victim's family and local sources, Zakirul went to collect the outstanding Tk500 from Mohsin, Mahfuzul, and Mahabur around 9pm on Sunday. An altercation broke out between them, escalating into a physical assault that left the grocer critically injured.
Locals rescued Zakirul and rushed him to the Phulbari Upazila Health Complex, where the on-duty physician declared him dead. Upon receiving the information, police recovered the body and dispatched it to the morgue at Dinajpur Medical College Hospital for an autopsy.
Following the incident, the victim's wife Rozina Begum filed a murder case (Case No. 8) with Phulbari Police Station late Sunday night, demanding exemplary punishment for the perpetrators. Phulbari Police Station Officer-in-Charge Shahidul Islam confirmed the filing of the case.