A young man was brutally beaten to death in the Patenga police station area of Chattogram city on Thursday afternoon. The victim, identified as Mobarak Islam, was first assaulted with bamboo sticks in an open field and later tortured with electric wire for nearly two hours inside a local warehouse, according to Prothom Alo.
Mobarak was the eldest son of Abdul Mabud and Amena Begum of the Patenga area. His family previously lived in Lal Dair Char in South Patenga. However, after the government evicted residents from there, Mobarak and his family have been living at their maternal uncle's home in Charpara for the past four years.
Sequence of Events
According to the verified report, Mobarak was called to a field where he was publicly beaten with bamboo. He was then taken to a local warehouse in an injured condition.
There, his hands and feet were tied, and he was beaten with electric wire for approximately two hours. At one point during the assault, the young man lost consciousness and later succumbed to his injuries.
Public Intervention
After the killing, the perpetrators attempted to flee after leaving the body in a field. Local residents chased them and managed to detain one individual, who was subsequently handed over to the police. The identity of the detained person and his specific role in the incident have not yet been disclosed by the authorities.
Police from Patenga thana have recovered the body and sent it to the morgue for autopsy. Preparations are underway to file a case at the police station, and authorities have assured a thorough investigation into the incident.
