An accused of a theft case was found hanging from a ceiling fan at Baniachong Police Station on Tuesday.
The deceased, Golam Rabbani, 26, was a resident of Nandipara area of Baniachong Sadar upazila.
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Baniachong Police Station’s officer- in -charge Delwar Hossain said he was arrested on charges of stealing an auto-rickshaw on Tuesday afternoon.
He was found hanging from the ceiling fan inside a room beside the custody around 7:30 pm, said the OC.
Later he was taken to the Baniachong Upazila Health Complex where the duty doctor declared him dead after examination.
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Police said his body has been sent to the Habiganj Sadar Hospital for autopsy.