Police recovered the body of an autorickshaw driver from Odonkathi village in Tona union under Sadar upazila of Pirojpur on Friday.
The deceased was identified as Sabbir Shikder, 25, son of Harun Shikder, from Raykathi area in Pirojpur.
Md Abdus Sobhan, officer-in-charge (OC) of Pirojpur Sadar Police Station, said locals spotted the body lying beside a road, about two kilometers away from the victim’s residence, and informed the police.
On information, law enforcers recovered the body, which had severe head injuries, suspected to be caused by a hammer.
The victim’s father said Sabbir left home with his autorickshaw on Thursday afternoon. When he didn’t return home, family members repeatedly tried to reach him by phone, but his number was switched off.
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His autorickshaw was missing from the scene, leading to suspicions that he was murdered for the vehicle.
Pirojpur Additional Superintendent of Police Mukit Hasan Khan said the motive behind the killing is still unclear, and further investigation is underway.