Youth beaten to death in Jessore, 2 arrested

A youth was beaten to death on suspicion of theft at Harikhali village in Sharsha upazila of Jessore district yesterday.

The deceased was identified as Saiful Islam, 26, son of Kawser Ali of the upazila.

Enamul Haque, officer-in-charge of Sharsha Police Station, said the members of a house at the village caught Saiful at night while he was walking past their neighbour's house.

They beat him mercilessly on charge of stealing a mobile set, leaving him critically injured.

Later, Saiful's relatives rescued him and sent him to Sharsha Upazila Health Complex where he succumbed to his injuries at around 8:30am.

Police recovered the body and sent it to the hospital morgue for autopsy.

Following a case filed by Saiful's relatives, police arrested two people from the house at around 7:30pm. The arrestees are Ayub Ali, 40, son of Eajulla, and Rashida Khatun, 32, wife of Rafiqul Islam.