Auto-rickshaw driver Sulaiman hacked to death in Naogaon after men posed as passengers from Santahar
Attackers who posed as passengers and hired an auto-rickshaw from Santahar in Bogura's Adamdighi have hacked driver Sulaiman Ali, 65, to death on the way. The attack happened at around 9pm on Saturday near an abandoned brickfield in front of Khairaabad village in Naogaon Sadar upazila.
Sulaiman Ali was the son of the late Osman Ali of Bashipur Sardarpara in Santahar municipal area, Bogura. He lived in a railway quarter at Santahar Loco East Colony.
According to the victim's family and local sources, three men posed as passengers on Saturday night and hired Sulaiman's auto-rickshaw from the rickshaw stand in Santahar town. They then set off for Khairaabad village in Naogaon Sadar upazila.
When they reached the abandoned brickfield in front of the village, the men attacked Sulaiman indiscriminately with sharp weapons and fled.
Hearing his screams, local people went to the spot and rescued him. He was first taken to Naogaon Sadar Hospital. When his condition deteriorated, he was transferred to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital for better treatment, where he died while under treatment.
Aminul Islam, a resident of Khairaabad village, said the attack might have stemmed from a previous enmity. The real motive for the killing is not yet known, however.
Kamruzzaman Mizan, in-charge of the Santahar police outpost, said police went to the spot after receiving the news. As the scene falls within Naogaon, the matter was reported to Naogaon police station. Police from that station later visited the scene and sent the body to the Naogaon Sadar Hospital morgue for an autopsy.
The victim's auto-rickshaw has been kept at Naogaon police station. Police are working to uncover the mystery of the incident and identify those involved, he said.
