PATUAKHALI: Miscreants chopped a BNP affiliate Jubo Dal leader to death in Chakamaiya Bazar area under Kalapara upazila of the district Sunday afternoon.

The victim was identified as M Monir Hossain Talukder, 35, general secretary of Chakamaiya Union Parishad Jubo Dal unit.

Kalapara Thana Officer-in-Charge Azizur Rahman said some miscreant chopped Monir to death in the area around 5:30pm.

The leader might have been killed for previous enmity, the OC added.

BDST: 1833 HRS, FEB 08, 2015