Lalmonirhat, Aug. 31 -- A farmer and his family have alleged that a neighbour drugged them by mixing an intoxicating substance in their food and then stole Tk 4.5 lakh in cash and gold jewellery from their home in Aditmari upazila.

The incident reportedly took place at Tepa Palashi village on the evening of August 24.

The victim, Monirul Islam, said he had saved Tk 4.5 lakh by selling cows and other belongings to buy a piece of land.

According to Monirul and his family, their neighbour Nausher Ali visited their house that evening after learning about the money they had saved.

Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from United News of Bangladesh....