Tea-shop owner Jewel dies after punch over cigarette dues in Dhaka's Kalyanpur, salesman arrested

A tea-shop owner has died in Dhaka's Kalyanpur after being punched during a dispute over unpaid cigarette money. The dead man was named as Jewel, aged 32. The incident took place at Kalyanpur New Market at around 2:45pm on Saturday.

Police have arrested the accused cigarette company salesman, Md Ibrahim Sheikh, 25, in connection with the incident. He is a salesman for JTI's Navy and Camel cigarette brands. Jewel was a resident of the same area.

Mohammad Hafizur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Mirpur Model Police Station, said Jewel died from the accused man's punch following a dispute over a few thousand taka. Ibrahim was arrested afterwards.

Police and local sources said Jewel and Ibrahim argued over the unpaid cigarette money. At one stage the argument escalated into a scuffle and a fight.

At that point, Ibrahim's punch knocked Jewel to the ground. He later fell unconscious.

Local people rescued him and first took him to Ibn Sina Medical College Hospital in Kalyanpur. He was later taken to Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital, where the doctor on duty declared him dead.

After the incident, local people detained Ibrahim and handed him over to the police. He is now in the custody of Mirpur Model Police Station.

Jewel's body is being kept at Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital.