The body of a man, who became victim of mob beating for killing his in-laws, was handed over to Anjuman Mafidul yesterday for burial as no relatives of his approached to receive it.
On Monday evening, infuriated locals in Kamranga village in Sadar upazila allegedly beaten Suman Sheikh to death for murdering his father-in-law Iqbal Hossain Bulu and mother-in-law Momtaz Begum together.
Earlier, killing the in-laws Suman hid himself in nearby cropland and the angry villagers around 6pm found him there, who later killed him by beating.
In the incident, Bulu’s brother Zakir Hossain Miji filed a murder case against Suman. Besides, Sadar police station SI Hamidul Hoque booked another murder case against 300-400 unidentified persons for the mob beating.
When asked, the cases’ investigation officer Hamidul Hoque acknowledged the incident, saying the higher authorities made the direction as no relatives of Suman agreed to receive the body despite their repeated appeals.
Police said Suman used to live in Khulna and he had been involved in smuggling.
