The victim was identified as Abdul Hannan, 30, a resident of Rasulpur in Kamrangirchar.

The body bearing marks of injuries was found at a narrow lane at Manda around 5:00pm, police said.

Police also found a dumb woman, who identified herself as the wife of Hannan through hand gestures, wailing over the body.

A sign language interpreter, brought by the police, helped them understand what the woman was trying to express.

According to Hannan's wife, her husband went out of their house in the morning.