Elderly man murdered

An elderly man was found murdered with his throat slit at Nayapara village in Bakshiganj upazila of the district yesterday morning.

The deceased was identified as Rahim Uddin, 60, son of Abdur Rahman of the village.

He might have been killed as a sequel to longstanding feud with his neighbour Sada Miah, 65, over 10 decimals of disputed land in the area, said Mohabbat Kabir, officer-in-charge (investigation) of Bakshiganj Police Station.

A case filed over the land is still pending with a court in Jamalpur, said the OC.

Locals found the throat-slit body of Rahim inside a makeshift house on a piece of land owned by Sada Miah around 9:00am, he said.

Being informed, the law enforcers rushed to the spot, recovered the body and sent it to Jamalpur General Hospital morgue for autopsy, said the police official.