A heart-wrenching cry of “Allah, Allah, please don’t” echoed from the lips of 60-year-old Halim Uddin Akand when his hair was forcibly cut in public. Following the incident, his son, Md. Shahid Akand, lodged a case with Tarakanda Police Station, naming seven individuals and including four to five unidentified persons as accused. According to the case statement, the incident took place on June 5 this year. Officer-in-Charge Tipu Sultan confirmed that the case was accepted after verifying details from the victim’s family. The names of the accused are not being disclosed at this stage for the sake of investigation. Additional Superintendent of Police (Crime) Abdullah Al Mamun remarked, “Such inhumane treatment of an elderly man in public is unacceptable in a civilized society.”