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Vol. 5 Num 330 Tue. May 03, 2005  
   
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Man killed for protesting adulterated oil sale


A young man, struck hard on the head by a grocer after a scuffle over sale of adulterated soyabean oil, died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) yesterday.

As Abdul Majid, 30, a resident of Karail slum in Gulshan, protested grocer Mohammad Ripon's selling adulterated oil to him the previous day and pressed Ripon for taking back the oil, their altercation turned into a scuffle, said duty officer of Gulshan Police Station.

"At one stage, Ripon struck Majid on the head with a wooden stick, leaving him seriously wounded," he added.

Majid was rushed to DMCH where he succumbed to his injuries after an hour.

Police arrested Ripon.