Selim Khan, the controversial chairman of Lakshmipur Model Union Parishad (UP) in Chandpur Sadar upazila, and his son, film actor Shanto Khan, have been beaten to death.
It has been reported that on Monday, August 5, in the afternoon, while fleeing from their area, they encountered public outrage at Forkkabad Bazaar in Balia Union.
Despite firing shots from their pistol to protect themselves, they faced the public again at the nearby Bagara Bazaar.
There, Selim Khan and his son, film actor Shanto Khan, were beaten to death by the mob.
For many years, Selim Khan had been illegally extracting sand with hundreds of dredgers from the Padma-Meghna river in the Chandpur naval boundary, amassing crores of taka.
He had been imprisoned for these activities, and a case against him is ongoing at the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).
Chandpur Sadar Model police station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Md Sheikh Mohsin Alam said: "We have learned about their deaths, but no one informed us. We did not go there for our safety."
