Online Desk: A young man was reportedly stabbed to death by some miscreants for protesting eve-teasing at Chankarpul area of the capital city on Wednesday night. The incident took place at Chankharpul crossing area under Chawk Bazar Police Station of the city at around 11 pm.

The deceased was identified as Polin, 19, son of Bulbul Ahmed, hailed from Soahagpur village under Kendua upazila in  Netrakona district. He used to live in a rented house at Chankharpul’s Nimtali Sathorja area.

According to Shakib Hasan and Selim, the deceased’s friends, Polin along with his wife went to visit local Shaheed Minar area where one Abdullah and his cohorts started eve-teasing his wife. At one stage of the eve-teasing, Polin protested them.

Following this protesting, Abdullah locked into an altercation with Polin and then left the place. Later, Abdullah and his cohorts stabbed the young man mercilessly with sharp weapon when he was returning home, leaving him critically injured. He was rushed taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital where the on-duty doctor declared him dead.

DMCH Police Camp in-charge Md Bachchu Miah confirmed the death matter. The body was kept at the hospital morgue for an autopsy and legal procedures were under process in this regard, the official added.