Auto-rickshaw driver found dead

The driver of a battery-run auto-rickshaw was found dead at Ramchandrapur in Ishwarganj upazila yesterday.

The victim was Faruq Mia, 35, son of Abdul Jabbar of Bichrakona village.

As Faruq, father of three, did not return home on Tuesday night, his family members and relatives searched for him everywhere but could not find him, Ishwarganj Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Md Badrul Alam Khan said, quoting Faruq's family members.

Locals found Faruq's body in a paddy field in Ramchandrapur area.

Criminals killed Faruq by hitting him on the head with bricks and took away his auto-rickshaw, the OC said.