Netrokona: A man was hacked to death by his nephew at Baushal Paschimpara village in Kalmakanda upazila in Netrakona on Saturday afternoon.

The deceased is Shahjahan, in his forties, a resident of the same village.

The Kalmakanda Police Officer-in-charge Abu Bakkar Siddique said Jasim, younger brother of Shahjahan, and his son Ridoy locked in an altercation over a family matter in the afternoon.

As Shahjahan intervened to resolve the matter, his nephew Ridoy hacked him with a sharp weapon, leaving him injured.

Later, he was taken to Kalmakanda Upazila Health Complex where doctors declared him dead.

Police also arrested Ridoy in this connection.