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In Katakhali market of Doarabazar upazila of Sunamganj district, a friend was killed by a friend over drug dealing.

On Monday (April 25) at 9 pm in Katakhali Bazar, another business friend, Sohail Mia, hit his friend Tajud Ali (40) with a sharp weapon during a dispute over business transaction money. Later, when he was taken to Sunamganj District Sadar Hospital with serious injuries, the doctor on duty there declared him dead at 11:15 pm.

The deceased is the son of deceased Agan Ali of Ahmad Nagar Katakhali village of Surma Union of Doarabazar Upazila.

Meanwhile, after the killer Sohel Mia (32) was brought to Sunamganj District Sadar Hospital in an injured condition, the police on duty arrested him and he is being given medical treatment.

Khatak Sohail is the son of Ripat Ali of Kadmatoli village of Mannargao union of the same upazila.

It is known that the two of them are friends of each other and both of them used to deal in liquor and ganja brought illegally from India due to being residents of the border area for a long time. Sohail’s sister-in-law Salim Mia, son of Mamshwar Ali of Noagao village, Surma UP, and Jewel Mia, son of Abdul Khaliq of Kadmatli village, Surma UP, were having a dispute mainly over business money. At one stage of the fight at Katakhali Bazar today, Sohail, Salim and Jewel hit their friend Tajud with their sharp weapons in various places including the back, and he died in Hashapal after profuse bleeding. Currently, Salim and Jewel are absconding since the incident. Sohail is now in police custody at the hospital.

In this regard, Doarabazar Police Station OC Deb Dulal Dhar confirmed the truth of the incident.