Chef beaten to death in Madrasa

A madrasa cook was beaten to death and his female assistant seriously injured after an unidentified man allegedly attacked them with a wooden log when he was denied food at a madrasa in Goalanda upazila of Rajbari on Friday.

The incident took place at Anjuman-e-Kaderia Madrasa-tu Sabi-il-Hasan Dakhil Madrasa in Daulatdia around 2:15 PM.

The deceased was identified as Fazel Ali Sardar, 70, from of Mallickpara village under Alipur Union in Rajbari Sadar upazila.

According to locals, Fazel Ali was serving food to hostel students after preparing lunch when an unidentified man approached him and asked for food. After being denied food, the man allegedly picked up a wooden log used for cooking and repeatedly struck the cook on the head and neck, leaving him dead on the spot.

When Sona Ban Bibi rushed to save her colleague, the attacker also assaulted her, leaving her seriously injured.

Hearing their screams, worshippers from a nearby mosque and local residents rushed to the spot and caught the attacker. They rescued the injured cook and his assistant and took them to Goalanda Upazila Health Complex.

Emergency department physician Koushik Hasan declared Fazel Ali dead and referred the injured woman to Faridpur Medical College Hospital.

On information, police from Goalanda Ghat Police Station detained the unidentified man and took him to the upazila health complex for treatment.

Officer-in-Charge of Goalanda Ghat Police Station Shafiqul Islam said, police recovered the body, prepared an inquest report and sent it to the morgue of Rajbari Sadar Hospital for an autopsy.

The 43-year-old detained man, who is reportedly mentally challenged, is receiving treatment at Goalanda Upazila Health Complex under police supervision.

The OC said, preliminary information suggested that the man attacked the cook and his assistant after being denied food.

-MT