Youth Beaten to Death in Chattogram's Patenga Over Bicycle Theft Allegation; One Arrested
A youth named Mobarak Islam (22) has been beaten to death in Patenga, Chattogram, over an allegation of bicycle theft. Local residents caught a man named Mohammad Musa (65) as he tried to flee after leaving the body in a field, and handed him over to police.
The incident took place on Thursday afternoon (12 November) in the Charpara area of Patenga. Mobarak was the eldest son of Abdul Mabud and Amena Begum of the Patenga area.
Police and local sources said a bicycle belonging to Musa's son had been stolen a few days earlier. Mobarak was suspected in that theft and was called in over it.
He was then beaten with bamboo at a local field. Afterwards he was taken to a nearby warehouse, tied hand and foot and tortured with electric wire for about two hours, according to the allegation.
When Mobarak fell unconscious, he was taken to a local doctor, who declared him dead.
Musa and the others then allegedly left the body in the field and tried to flee. Local people chased them and caught Musa, handing him over to police.
Patenga police station officer-in-charge (OC) Parvez Ali said the preliminary investigation found that Musa and his son beat Mobarak over the bicycle theft allegation. An alleged attempt to strangle Mobarak is also being investigated, he said.
The OC said the victim's father has filed a case against four people including Musa. Musa has been shown arrested in the case and a police drive is under way to catch the others involved.
