Friend killed by ‘friend’

Deceased Mezbah Uddin, 22, lived in Mazumdari Sraboni Konapara area in the city with his family. He was the only son of his parents, trying to go abroad after passing higher secondary certificate examination in 2014, said Mezbah’s another friend Syed Mahbub. Sohel Ahmed, officer-in-charge of Kotwali Model police station, said the police visited the spot and detained Ramjan, a friend of Mezbah, in this connection. The police said Mezbah and his friend Ramjan were hanging out at a shop in Zindabazar area on the night. Then Kabir, a friend of the victim, went there in search of Mezbah and locked into an altercation with him. At one stage, Kabir stabbed him in his throat with a sharp weapon. Later, locals rushed him to Osmani Medical College Hospital, where doctors declared him dead. The police said Kabir had a business at Kazi Mansion in the city.