A 70-year-old man, Mir Hossain, was allegedly beaten to death in Chatkhil upazila of Noakhali after a football struck a woman while children were playing, triggering a dispute, according to police and local sources.
The victim’s son, Md Alamgir, filed a murder case with Chatkhil Police Station on Saturday morning.
The incident occurred around 4:30pm on Friday at Munshi Mia Chowkider Bari in Baktarpur village under Ward No. 4 of Hatpukuria Ghatlabag union in the upazila.
The victim’s grandson, Yasin, was playing football with several children near their home when the ball struck a local resident, Rowshan Ara, as she was crossing the field. Angered by this, she confiscated the ball and took it home.
When a boy, Habib, went to retrieve the ball, she refused to return it. Habib then took a water bucket from her house instead. Habib’s mother scolded her son and returned the bucket before going to fetch the ball. This led to an argument and a physical altercation with Rowshan.
Later, Rowshan’s son Faisal, accompanied by seven to eight people, attacked members of Habib’s family.
When Mir Hossain stepped forward to protect his grandson Habib and other family members, Faisal allegedly assaulted him and struck him on the head with a stick, leaving him critically injured.
Locals rescued Mir Hossain and rushed him to Chatkhil Upazila Health Complex, where the doctors declared him dead.
Upon receiving the information, police went to the hospital, prepared an inquest report and sent the body to the morgue of Noakhali General Hospital for an autopsy.
Two people have been arrested in connection with the murder case filed by the victim’s son, Chatkhil Police Station Officer-in-charge Md Abdul Monnaf said.
