2 bullet-hit bodies found

The police have recovered two bullet-hit bodies from the Sadar upazila's Arpara area on Friday morning.

The deceased are Jainal Tarafder, 40, and Litu Sarder, 38, of Hasimpur village of the upazila.

Quoting witnesses, family members of the victims said Jainal, a supporter of the ruling party, and Litu were taking tea at a local tea stall on Thursday evening.

They left the place immediately after receiving a phone call. The duo had been missing since then.

Later in the morning, locals noticed their bullet-hit bodies at a field and informed the police.

Upashahar police outpost In-Charge SI Himayet Uddin said: “Being informed, we have recovered the bodies.”

“Besides the bullet wounds, a number of injury marks have been noticed all over the bodies.”

The police were investigating the incident and were trying to trace the killers, said the SI.