Indigenous man beaten dead
An indigenous man was beaten to death allegedly by his neighbours over a trivial matter in Bandarban Sadar upazila on Monday.
The victim, Thoaigya Marma, 42, was a resident of Hlapai Mukh area in the upazila.
Police said an altercation took place between Thoaigya and members of a neighbouring family after the latter killed one of Thoaigya's goats for allegedly entering their crop field.
At one stage, they beat Thoaigya mercilessly, leaving him dead on the spot, said Officer-in-Charge Md Rafiq Ullah of Sadar Police Station, adding that they recovered the body and sent it to Sadar Hospital for autopsy.
Police detained two people from Hlapai Mukh area for interrogation, the OC added.
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