One man killed and another injured in suspected mob beating in Khetlal Upazila
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A 25-year-old man was killed and another was left seriously injured following an alleged assault in Khetlal upazila of Joypurhat district on Saturday morning. The deceased has been identified as Badsha, son of Jamal Uddin from Nalpukur Adarsha village, while the injured survivor is 18-year-old Majedul Islam, son of Ibrahim Hossain from the same area.
Local farmers discovered the two men lying on a dirt road approximately 150 yards west of the Mohabbatpur Sardarpara Padmapukur Bridge during the early hours of Saturday while heading to fish in the vicinity. They immediately alerted the authorities, leading to a police response at the scene.
According to the injured survivor, Majedul Islam, the two men were abducted on Friday afternoon from near a fuel pump in the Jamalganj Charmatha area. He stated that they were held captive in a house before being transported by motorcycle to the Mohabbatpur Padmapukur area under the cover of darkness. Majedul alleged that a group of nine individuals from a neighboring locality subjected them to a brutal beating. He reported losing consciousness during the assault and only regained awareness at dawn after being roused by passersby, at which point he found Badsha dead beside him. Majedul noted that while he does not know the attackers by name, he would be able to identify them by sight.
Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Khetlal Police Station, Muktarul Alam, confirmed that officers recovered the victims after receiving notification from local residents. The body of the deceased has been transferred to the Joypurhat 400-bed General Hospital for an autopsy to determine the precise cause of death.
Police have launched an investigation to identify the perpetrators and establish the motive behind the attack. Authorities are currently in the process of filing a formal case regarding the incident.
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