Father killed by ‘mentally challenged’ son in Narsingdi

Dead body.

Narsingdi, May 27 - A man was killed allegedly by his ‘mentally challenged’ son with a crowbar at Bahechar Paschimpara village in Raipura upazila in Narsingdi in the early hours on Tuesday.

The deceased was identified as Kabir Mia, 50, son of Fazlu Mia of the same village.

Police detained his son, Monir Hossain, 28, after the suspected murder.

Quoting locals, police said Kabir used to live in a tin-roofed house with his mentally retarded son.

Around 2:30am, Monir suddenly attacked his father with a crowbar.

Kabir tried to escape and he ran into a nearby field, but Monir chased him and struck him repeatedly until he collapsed and died on the spot.

Neighbours said they were too frightened to intervene during the attack.

Later, locals managed to detain Monir, tied him up, and informed police.

Zainal Mia, a neighbour, Monir was the eldest of Kabir’s two sons and one daughter.

A year ago, Monir went to Saudi Arabia but returned home soon after without securing job. Since then, his mental health deteriorated, and he began behaving erratically in the village.

Six months ago, Monir allegedly attacked his grandmother, aunt, and cousin with a sharp weapon, injuring them severely.

He was jailed for three months in connection with that incident but was later released on bail by his father.

"Since then, Kabir built a separate small hut and lived there with his son, personally taking care of him," said Zainal.

Raipura Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Adil Mahmud said, “A man named Kabir Hossain was killed by his Saudi -returnee son. The son has been detained. Preparations are underway to file a case. Whether the accused is mentally unstable will be confirmed after a medical test.” - UNB