An old man was beaten to death on suspicion of being a thief in Kurigram's Nageshwari

An old man was beaten to death on suspicion of being a thief in Kurigram's Nageshwari

District Correspondent, Kurigram:
District Correspondent, Kurigram:

Published: 01:11 8 September 2024

In Kurigram's Nageshwari, an old man was allegedly beaten to death on suspicion of being a thief. The incident took place at Bagdanga Fakirtari area of ​​Nageshwari municipality around 12 pm on Saturday. The deceased person's name is Abdul Jalil (75) son of Huzur Ali Munsi of Bhasani Bazaar of Ballabpur Municipality.

Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Nageshwari police station Roop Kumar Sarkar confirmed this information.
Locals said that Abdul Jalil was once a famous professional thief. He used to steal, but now, as he is getting older, he gave up stealing and used to write poetry. On Saturday night, when they were going to do Kabiraji in Fakirtari area, they found an empty place and tied them to a tree and started beating them severely. At that time, he was stabbed to death with a sharp weapon. Later, when the councilor of Ward No. 1, Ashraful Alam informed the matter to the Israel Police, the police went to the spot and asked to take him to the hospital. Locals took him to the hospital where doctors declared him dead.
According to the police, Jalil was beaten up before they left. He was beaten to death.
Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Nageshwari police station Rupkumar Sarkar said that the body has been preserved. Sent to the morgue for autopsy. The case is proceeding.

Advertisement