Listed criminal found killed
Police recovered the body of a top listed extortionist of the capital's Jatrabari area from inside a locked shop at Sayedabad early yesterday.
Mohammad Liton, 23, the extortionist, was killed by fellow criminals on Wednesday night following a quarrel over sharing extortion money, police said.
His body was sent to Sir Salimullah Medical College morgue for autopsy.
Liton's mother Najma Begum said her son used to work as a day labourer in Motijheel. A local youth named Samrat called him out on Wednesday morning, she said.
Around 1:00am yesterday, a local youth informed her that Liton was killed and his body was dumped inside a welding shop at Sayedabad, she added.
Jatrabari Police Station Officer-in-Charge AKM Abul Kashem said police learned from local sources that the criminals had extorted a big amount of money recently.
Samrat and Liton got into a quarrel when Samrat demanded a share of the money and Liton told him that he was yet to receive the money, he said.
Samrat and three or four others beat up Liton near Sayedabad Balur Math on Wednesday night, took him to the welding shop of one Abdus Sattar, and hammered him to death there, he added.
The OC said Liton was accused in several murder and extortion cases with different police stations including Jatrabari. He used to demand extortion money by mobile phone in Sayedabad, Jatrabari and adjoining areas, he added.
Liton's mother has filed a murder case with Jatrabari Police Station.
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