A court in Rangpur on Thursday placed four men on a three-day remand each in connection with the mob beating that led to the deaths of two individuals in Taraganj Upazila on 9 August.
Rangpur Judicial Magistrate Court Judge Krishna Kamol Roy passed the order following a five-day remand petition submitted by the investigation officer, OC (Investigation) Rafiqul Islam, said court in-charge Aminul Islam.
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The accused are Aktarul Islam, 45, of Burirhat village; Ebadat Hossain, 27, of Balapur village; and Rafiqul Islam, 33, and Mizanur Rahman, 22, of Rahimapur in Soyar Union under the upazila.
According to police, the victims—Ruplal Das and his nephew-in-law Pradip Das—were beaten to death around 9pm on 9 August at Burirhat Bottola in Soyar Union on suspicion of theft.
The following day, Ruplal's wife Varoti Rani filed a murder case with Taraganj Police Station, accusing approximately 700 unidentified people.