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Days after a Hindu schoolteacher was beaten to death in a land dispute, another Hindu man has been killed in Bangladesh.

A 43-year-old salon owner was allegedly stabbed to death following a dispute over payment for haircuts in Mymensingh district. Police have arrested a 28-year-old man in connection with the killing.

According to Bangladeshi media outlet Prothom Alo, at least 10 stab wounds were found on Rishi’s throat, larynx, chest, back and hands. The incident occurred in the Jamirdia area of Bhaluka upazila on Tuesday evening, according to local media reports.

The deceased, identified as Rabindra Rishi, owned Apurba Hair Cutting salon at Muktijoddha Market in Bhaluka. Prothom Alo reported that the accused, Saddam Hossain, allegedly attacked Rishi with a sharp weapon after a dispute over unpaid bills and his refusal to provide haircuts on credit.

Rishi’s wife, Suchitra Rani Rishi, told local media that Hossain frequently took money from her husband for drugs and did not pay for haircuts. She said the two had argued over the unpaid amounts and that Hossain had threatened to kill her husband a few days before the incident.

According to the murder complaint filed by Rishi’s mother, Sulak Rani Rishi, at Bhaluka Model Police Station, the attack took place at around 5.30 pm (local time). Rishi was sitting inside his salon and talking to his brother, Manik Rishi, when Hossain allegedly entered with a sharp knife and stabbed him repeatedly in the neck.

The complaint states that Rishi attempted to escape to a nearby shop, where he was stabbed in the chest. He then sought refuge in the courtyard of a nearby house, where the accused allegedly knocked him to the ground and stabbed him in the chest, back and hand. Rishi died from his injuries.

Police arrested Hossain and produced him before a court, which sent him to jail. The court scheduled November 1 for a hearing on the police request for five days of remand to question the accused. The investigation is ongoing.

The killing comes days after another Hindu man, 55-year-old schoolteacher Manoranjan Roy, was reportedly beaten to death during an arbitration meeting over a land dispute in Dinajpur district. Police said Roy had attempted to mediate between the parties and calm tensions before he was killed.