A 53-year-old man was beaten to death allegedly by the guards while stealing mango from an orchard at Khandura in Nachole upazila of Chapainawabganj district on Tuesday night.
The deceased was identified as Shukuddi, 53, son of Faizuddin of the upazila.
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Mintu Rahman, officer-in-charge of Nachole Police Station, said Sukuddi went to the mango orchard on Tuesday night for stealing mango of ‘Katimon’ variety.
Two guards—Shamim and Hasan—who were on duty at the orchard, caught Shukuddi and gave him a good thrashing, leaving him dead.
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On information, police recovered the body on Wednesday morning and arrested the two guards.