Body Found on Highway With Bound Limbs and Taped Mouth in Chattogram

Local Correspondent

Police recovered the body of a man with his hands and feet bound and his mouth taped near the Railway Pahartali Workshop Gate in Chattogram’s Khulshi area on Sunday morning.

The deceased, identified as Abdur Rahim Babul, 52, was a battery-powered autorickshaw driver. Initial investigations suggest that miscreants killed him and stole his autorickshaw.

Babul’s body was sent to Chattogram Medical College Hospital, where his wife, Sabina Begum, identified him later in the afternoon.

A resident of Chanpur village in Banshkhali, Babul lived with his wife and son in the Devpahar area of Chattogram. He had purchased an autorickshaw three months ago and operated it at night in areas like Anderkilla, New Market, and Chawkbazar.

Khulshi Police Station Sub-Inspector (SI) Belal Khan said Babul left his home on Saturday night but did not return. His body was discovered on Sunday morning, but the autorickshaw remains missing. Preliminary findings indicate that Babul was suffocated to death.

Members of the CID attempted to identify the body using fingerprints, but a relative recognized him on the way to the morgue. His wife later confirmed the identification.

SI Belal Khan reported that Babul’s wife is preparing to file a case. Further details will be revealed following the investigation.