A young man named Zayed Mia (25) died in a gang beating by local residents at Sadar Union of Kulaura Upazila of Moulvibazar on August 28 (Tuesday night) at around 3 am.
The deceased is the son of Mirjan Mia of Balichiri village of Kulaura Sadar Union of Zayed Upazila.
According to local residents and police sources, Zayed Mia was arrested and beaten up by the mob in connection with the theft of a KG school fan in Balichiri village of Sadar Union.
On receiving the information, the police went to the spot and rescued Zayed in a daze and brought him to Kulaura Hospital. The doctor on duty at the hospital declared him dead.
It is known that there are multiple cases of child murder and theft against the deceased Zayed Mia.
In this regard, Binay Bhushan Roy, officer in charge of Kulaura police station, said that Zayed Mia died in the lynching. After the Surathal report, the body has been sent to the Moulvibazar mortuary for a post-mortem.
However, if the victim’s family files a complaint, a murder case will be filed.