An old man named Sajjad Hossain (65) lost his life at the hands of his son for trying to get a second marriage. Police recovered the body of the old man from Patnipara area of Damkura police station around 3 pm on Wednesday (January 19). Police have arrested son Swapan (32) in this incident.
It is learned that after killing his father by cutting his throat, Swapan threw the body in the septic tank of the toilet of the house. The incident took place at midnight on Tuesday (January 18). He went to the police station the next day and asked for police help. The real truth comes out of the police interrogation out of suspicion. City police spokesman Golam Ruhul Quddus said that Swapan first tried to suffocate the sleeping father with plastic in his mouth. After failing, he cut his father’s throat with a knife. The body was later dumped in the septic tank of the house toilet.
He further said that Swapan himself went to the police station the next day. Inform the police that the father is not available. At that time, the police found inconsistency in his speech. Swapan confessed to trying to hide the body after killing his father. Later that night the police went and recovered the body.
During police interrogation, Swapan admitted that his mother had died a year ago. From then on, the father got up and fell for the second marriage. Swapan objected to her father’s second marriage for fear of losing her property.
There was monogamy between father and son. The son killed his father because of this. A city police spokesman said legal action is being taken against the boy in the incident.