<i>'Tortured to death' for Tk 150</i>
Owner of a grocery shop at Nekmarad Bazar under Ranishankoil upazila in Thakurgaon district allegedly beat dead an employee for 'stealing' Tk 150 from the shop on Tuesday.
Dinesh Chandra, 20, son of Padda Lal of Kalonda village under Baliadangi upazila of the district, had been working at the shop of Shahidullah Haji at Nekmarad Bazaar for about three years.
On Monday afternoon Shahidullah claimed that Dinesh stole Tk 150 from his cash box and informed Dinesh's father Padda Lal through one Abul Hossain to come to Nekmarad after sunset as they arranged a meeting for arbritration?
"Padda Lal came to Shahidullah's house at about 9:00pm. Saying that Padda's son stole money Shahidullah started beating Dinesh. Padda requested them to free his son and said that he will pay that amount. Then Padda lost sense," said Abdul Wahab, chairman of Vanore Union Parishad.
After regaining sense, he told Shahidullah to bring his son before him but he declined.
Next morning Padda Lal came to Shahidullah's house with Ward Member Pober Ali and saw some people whispering.
Shahidullah came out and told Padda that his son committed suicide at night. Then he unlocked the door of a room where Dinesh saw his son's body hanging with mosquito net.
Dinesh burst into tears. Accompanying Pober Ali, he went to Ranishankoil police station, Pober Ali said.
Police went to the spot at about 10:30am and recovered the body that bore injury marks on the shoulders, hands and back, said Ranishakoil police station officer-in-charge Jahedul Islam.
The victim's father filed a murder case with Ranishakoil Police Station accusing four people including Shahidullah Haji on Tuesday evening, the OC said.
The body was sent to Thakurgaon Sadar Hospital for autopsy.
Seeking anonymity, a neighbour of Shahidullah told this correspondent that at night he heard screams that seemed to be due to torture.
None was arrested in connection with the incident as Shahidullah and other male members of the family went into hiding, said the OC.
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