
The deceased was identified as Babul Molla, 75, a resident of the slum.
Jamal Uddin, in-charge of Boro Bazar police camp, said Babul had an altercation with his neighbor Nasu over spraying water at the slum on Friday afternoon.
As a sequel to the enmity, Nasu along with three others beat Babul up mercilessly around 10 pm, leaving him injured, reports UNB.
Later, he was taken to a local hospital where the doctors declared him dead.