<i>All for a memory card</i>
A young man, beaten unconscious over a trivial matter, regained his sense after 36 hours at Patgram upazila health complex in Lalmonirhat district yesterday morning.
The victim, Firoz Miah, 27, son of Azizul Islam of Khanpara village in Patgram upazila, said three people beat him mercilessly following a brawl over a mobile memory card on Friday night.
“I begged to them to spare my life, but they continued torturing me, saying that they would kill me,” Firoz told family members and police.
Thinking him dead, the culprits threw Firoz Miah, with his hands and feet tied, into a paddy field at Khanpara village, police said.
Finding him unconscious at around 10:30pm on Friday night, locals admitted him to Patgram upazila health complex.
“After regaining consciousness, Firoz told police that he purchased a second hand 3GB mobile memory card for Tk 200 from a neighbour three days ago. Another local wanted the memory card for a few minutes but Firoz declined. The trivial matter led to the tragic incident after a few hours,” Patgram police station OC Murshidul Karim said.
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