Youth dies after beating by Ansar members

Allegations have been raised against on-duty Ansar members of beating to death an unidentified youth, approximately 20 years of age, on suspicion of theft at the BTCL office in the capital’s Tejgaon area.

The incident occurred around 7:30 AM on Tuesday. Later, he was rescued in an unconscious state and taken to Dhaka Medical College (DMCH) Hospital, where the on-duty doctor declared him dead around 3:30 PM while he was undergoing treatment.

BTCL office assistant Md. Saiful Islam, who took the deceased to the hospital, said that when the youth climbed over the boundary wall and entered the premises in the morning, the on-duty Ansar members caught him.

Subsequently, after tying him up and beating him, he fell unconscious. In this condition, he was sent to the hospital in a CNG-run auto-rickshaw, but no Ansar member accompanied him. After reaching the hospital, the doctor examined him and declared him dead.

Inspector Md. Habibur Rahman, in-charge of the police camp at DMCH Hospital, confirmed the death quoting the doctor. He said the body has been kept in the hospital morgue.

The matter has been reported to the concerned police station. Md. Habibur Rahman also said that injury marks were found on various parts of the deceased’s body.