'Stalker' stabs parents of teenage girl
Locals hand over prime accused in another case to police
An alleged stalker and his aides yesterday stabbed the parents of a teenage girl at Sonapur village in Chapainawabganj Sadar upazila while residents of Shahi Eidgah area in Sylhet city handed over to police the prime accused in a case for killing the father of a schoolgirl, who had become victim of stalking by the detainee.
Tariqul Islam of Naya Labhanga village under Shibganj upazila and his accomplices seriously stabbed the parents of a teenage girl to 'avenge' action against stalking of their daughter at Sonapur village under Baliadanga union of Chapainawabganj Sadar upazila early yesterday, reports our Chapainawabganj correspondent.
The victims, Shafiqul Islam, 50, and his wife Anwara Begum, 40, were admitted to Chapainawabganj Adhunik Sadar Hospital.
Tariqul started disturbing their daughter Shyamoly Khatun, 17, over mobile phone about eight months ago, said the victims. As the act continued, Shafiqul and several villagers beat up the stalker, sources said.
At around 12:30am yesterday, a gang of 8/9 criminals attacked Shafiqul Islam and his wife Anwara at their residence with sharp weapons and stabbed them, police and locals said.
The criminals also took away Tk 10,000, a mobile phone and gold ornaments from the victims' house.
Shafiqul, who could identify Tariqul among the attacks, filed a case yesterday against Tariqul and eight or nine unidentified people with Sadar police station in this connection, said duty officer of Sadar police station Sub Inspector Rokonuzzaman.
During the attack, Tariqul told the couple that they were facing this situation as a result of assaulting him for their daughter, Shafiqul said.
Our Staff Correspondent reports from Sylhet: Police yesterday arrested Babul Mia, 25, the prime accused in a case for July 31 killing of the father of a schoolgirl who had become victim of stalking by the detainee.
Residents of Shahi Eidgah area in the city had caught him and handed over to police.
During interrogation at Kotwali police station yesterday afternoon, Babul admitted that he had stabbed to death Badsha Miah, 60, a labourer of Doldoli Tea Estate, on a culvert close to the city's Shahi Eidgah area on July 31 night, police said.
He committed the murder after failing to marry Badsha's minor daughter, he told police.
A few youths including Babul, Harun and Dulal often teased Badsha's 13-year-old daughter on the way to her school, locals said.
Following an appeal by Badsha Miah, local leaders at a meeting warned Babul and his companions not to commit the same misdeed again.
Angered by the move, the stalkers sent a letter and shroud to Badsha Miah's house and threatened him with 'serious consequences'.
After Badsha's killing, the criminals went into hiding.
Police, however, arrested Babul's companion Harun within hours.
The deceased's son Monir Miah filed a murder case accusing Babul, Harun, Luku, and Shihab.
Babul will be produced before the Chief Judicial Magistrate's Court today, said Sylhet Kotwali Police Station Officer-in-charge Khondaker Naoroz Ahmed.
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