Day-labourer 'tortured to death'
A day-labourer was allegedly tortured to death at Akchai under Model police station here on Friday. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Ali of Belna area. Ali's wife Farida Begum said her husband went to Elem Munshi's house at Akchai to realise his arrears Thursday night. At one stage Elem locked into an altercation with Ali over the matter and Elem's people tortured him mercilessly leaving him unconscious. Farida said she rescued him from Elem's house Friday afternoon and rushed him to a local hospital where the attending doctor declared him dead.
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