, April 8 -- year-old man was killed allegedly by his maternal uncle in Dhaka's Khilgaon area on Tuesday.

The deceased was identified as Sumon Kazi, son of Ismail Gazi of Barishal district. He was a vegetable vendor and used to live in Meradia Maddhyapara area in Dhaka.

Quoting Alamgir Kazi, elder brother of the deceased, inspector Faruk, in-charge of Dhaka Medical College and Hospital police camp, said Sumon locked into an altercation with his uncle Mostafa, 60, around 6 am at the residence of Mostafa.

At one stage, he damaged the windowpanes and tore off the electric cables of the house.

Angered by the incident, Mostafa along with his son Hridoy, Biplab, and daughter Tani hit Sumon with bricks, leaving him injured.

Later, he was ta...