Cattle trader 'picked up' from border found murdered
A cattle trader, allegedly picked up by Indian Border Security Force on January 4, was found dead in the Padma on Tuesday.
Locals found the body of Saddam Hossain alias Babu, 22, son of Mortuza Hossain of Tarapur- Panditpara village in Shibganj upazila of Chapainawabganj and informed his family members.
Saddam's brother Mohammad Mukul and cousin Atiqul alleged that BSF jawans picked up Saddam from the Shingnagar border on January 4, killed him and then dumped his body into the river.
Saddam went to India with eight other cattle traders to buy cattle through Shingnagar frontier under Shibganj upazila around 5:00am but did not return, said Abdus Salam, officer-in-charge of Shibganj Police Station, quoting locals and relatives of the deceased.
Saddam's hands and legs were tied when locals found his body, he said.
Police sent the body to Chapainawabganj Sadar Hospital for an autopsy yesterday morning.
Asit Sarker, residential medical officer of the hospital, said Saddam might have been strangled to death although he found no injury marks on Saddam's body.
An unnatural death case was filed with Shibgonj Police Station in this connection.
Commanding Officer of 39 BGB Battalion in Chapainawabganj Lt Colonel Jahangir Hossain told The Daily Star that he was informed of the body being found but it could not be confirmed yet whether Saddam had crossed the border and was killed by BSF members.
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