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Intellectually impaired man found dead in Kishoreganj
An intellectually impaired young man was found dead with his face severely bruised on the bank of the Kalni River in Austagram upazila of Kishoreganj on Friday morning.
The deceased was identified as Md Shafique Mia, 31, son of late Azizul Haque of Abdullahpur village. He worked as a labourer at a local market.
On information, police recovered the body around 9:00am at the village.
Locals said Shafique Mia had intellectual disabilities and was father of two daughters.
He has recently gone through a divorce with his wife, which was later settled through local arbitration. As part of the settlement, it was decided that Tk 50,000 would be paid as alimony to his former wife.
Residents said Shafique was carrying around Tk 40,000 and was trying to arrange the remaining Tk 10,000.
He usually kept the money with him, raising suspicion among locals that he might have been killed for looting his money, reports UNB.
Officer-in-Charge of the Austagram Police Station Md Rokonuzzaman said preliminary findings suggest he might have been killed sometime on Thursday night.
He also said they were investigating the matter.