A Correspondent:
Sylhet: A tea worker has died after being punched during an altercation over allegations of harassing a neighbor’s daughter at Chawratal Tea Estate in Gowainghat upazila of Sylhet.
The deceased was identified as Chaitanya Goala, 43, a worker at the tea estate. Police have arrested Sumon Pradhan, 42, in connection with the incident.
According to police and local sources, the altercation erupted around 4:00pm on Saturday after allega-tions surfaced that Chaitanya Goala had been harassing Sumon Pradhan’s daughter.
The dispute between the two neighbors, who both worked in the same tea garden, quickly escalated into a physical confrontation.
During the altercation, Sumon Pradhan punched Chaitanya Goala, leaving him dead on the spot.
A team from Gowainghat Police Station recovered the body from the scene and sent it to hospital for autopsy.
Officer-in-Charge of Gowainghat Police Station Md Moniruzzaman said legal proceedings are under-way.
