Bodies of 3 youths found near rail line

Police recovered the bodies of three young men, cut into pieces, besides the railway tracks near Noapara Rail Station in Madhabpur upazila of Habiganj yesterday morning.
Of the deceased, two were identified as Shipon Mia, 25, son of Rais Mia, and Bhutto alias Butla, 28, son of Nannu Mia of Tengaduba village of the upazila, which is about half a kilometre away from the spot.
The identity of another victim, aged around 30, could not be ascertained till filing of this report around 6:30pm.
Sub-Inspector Osmani Gani, also in-charge of Shaistaganj Railway police outpost, said locals spotted the blood-stained pieces of their bodies lying along the railway tracks around 9:00am, and informed police.
Criminals might have stabbed the trio to death some time on Tuesday night and dumped their bodies on the rail tracks as a mobile phone set was also found near the bodies, added the SI.
Rais Mia, father of Shipon, alleged that a neighbour called his son out of his house on Tuesday midnight and since then he did not return home, said Md Abdul Based, officer in-charge of Madhobpur Police Station.