A man was beaten to death on Sunday following allegations of stealing a rickshaw‑van in Chuadanga’s Alamdanga upazila.
Confirming the incident, Additional Superintendent of Police (Sadar Circle) Mostafizur Rahman said it occurred at Eidgah field in Hauspur village. The deceased was identified as Dudu.
According to police, a van belonging to Ontor was stolen Saturday. Dudu allegedly took it to Kushtia to sell. When Ontor, his father Hafizur Rahman, and others tracked the vehicle and discovered the attempted sale, Dudu fled.
Later, Ontor and his associates caught Dudu in Asan Nagar village, brought him to the Eidgah field and beat him to death.
Police recovered the body and sent it to Alamdanga Upazila Health Complex. Later the body was kept at the police station. An investigation is underway, but no case has yet been filed.
