Youth kills grandmother, aunt, neighbour with spade in Faridpur

A youth has allegedly killed three people, including his grandmother and aunt, by hacking and beating them with a spade in the Aliyabad union of Faridpur Sadar upazila. The brutal incident occurred around 10:00 pm on Monday, April 27, in the Goadhardangi village of the union.

The accused, Akash Mollah, 40, is the son of Harun Mollah of that village. The deceased are Akash's grandmother, Amena Begum, 75; his aunt, Saleha Begum, 55; and their neighbour, rickshaw puller Kabul Chowdhury, 49.

According to details of the incident, Akash suddenly became agitated at night and began attacking his grandmother and aunt with a spade. When neighbour Kabul Chowdhury came forward to save them, Akash also beat him to death. Two others, Riyazul Islam, 38, and Arjina Begum, 38, were injured and admitted to Faridpur Medical College Hospital.

Aliabad Union Parishad Ward 5 member Md Razzak Sheikh said Akash was somewhat mentally unstable. He was formerly employed as a peon at Faridpur Tuberculosis Hospital. "When he was unwell, he would not even go to office. When he was fine, he would behave like a normal person," he said.

The accused has been on the run since the incident. Multiple teams are working in the field to arrest him, said Faridpur Kotwali Police Station Officer-in-Charge Md Shahidul Islam.

Faridpur Additional Superintendent of Police (Crime and Ops) Md Shamsul Azam confirmed the deaths, said he visited the spot, and that the bodies were sent to Faridpur Medical College Hospital morgue for autopsy.