Manikganj, April 30 -- year-old man was hacked to death in Singair upazila of Manikganj on Tuesday, allegedly for filing a complaint against a man who attempted to rape his granddaughter.

The deceased was identified as Ali Asgar, son of late Abdur Rashid, of Roydakshin area under Joymontop union.

The accused, Al Amin, 38, a resident of the same village, has been absconding since the incident.

According to the victim's nephew Abul Kalam and local residents, Al Amin had been harassing the girl, a class-III student, for some time.

On Monday, he allegedly tried to sexually assault her on her way home from school. She managed to escape with the help of a local auto-rickshaw driver and informed her mother, who is Ali Asgar's daughter.

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