Family beats auto driver to death over missing cellphone

Family beats auto driver to death over missing cellphone

Bogura, Mar 16 - An auto-rickshaw driver was tied to an electric pole and beaten to death for allegedly stealing a mobile phone in Bogura's Sadar upazila.

Sawal Haque, 25, died while undergoing treatment at Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital around 11:30pm on Thursday.

Police have arrested a couple and their daughter over the incident. The arrestees are Rezaul Karim, his wife Sanu Begum and daughter Asha Khatun. They have been sent to jail by the court.

Sawal, son of Azizul Haque, was a resident of Chhoto Kumira Paschimpara of Sadar upazila. His body was handed over to his family after an autopsy on Friday afternoon.

His father filed a case with Sadar Police Station on Thursday night, naming five people, including the three arrested.

Jalal Uddin, in-charge of Bogra Sadar Police Station's police outpost, said an Android phone was 'stolen' from the house of Sawal's neighbour, the arrested Rezaul, a few days ago - but this too remains just an allegation till the phone is found. At this stage its correct status is that of a missing phone.

Instead of notifying police, or despite it, Rezaul called out Sawal from his home around 11am on Thursday and accused him of involvement in the incident. Later, Rezaul, with the help of his wife and daughter, allegedly tied him to an electric pole beside their house and beat him to death mercilessly.  

Locals tried to rescue Sawal and took him to hospital later, but he died while undergoing treatment, just before midnight.-UNB