A 45-year-old man has been beaten to death by a mob on suspicion of being a thief in Horinakunda upazila of Jhenaidah in the early hours of Monday.
The victim was identified as Ashan Uddin, son of Aftab Uddin of Chitle Ratanpur village in Alamdanga upazila of Chuadanga district.
Saiful Islam, officer-in-charge (OC) of Harinakundu Police Station, said an auto-van was stolen from Shitli village in the upazila on Monday. As Ashan has a previous record of stealing, locals grabbed him from his village and brought him to Haji Arshad Ali College area in Kampashhatia village of Harinakundu, and gave him a good beating, leaving him dead on the spot.
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Later, someone left the body at Harinakundu Upazila Health Center on Tuesday morning, added the OC.
The body has been sent to Jhenaidah General Hospital morgue for an autopsy. A murder case has been filed in this regard.