<i>Elderly man dies after being doped out in inter-city train</i>
An elderly man died after he was doped out by a gang of cheats, locally known as agyan party, in the district on Friday.
The victim was Abdur Rahman, 60, of village Chargupalpur in Maderganj upazila.
Victim's son Mizanur Rahman said his father left Dhaka for their village home by a Dewanganj-bound intercity train on Wednesday evening.
The gang drugged him by feeding something poisonous with food in the train and looted all his belongings.
Later, railway police found him lying unconscious at Dewanganj rail station and informed family members.
Abdur Rahman was taken to Jamalpur General Hospital where he died.
In Gaibandha, police arrested a fake spiritual healer on charge of cheating people in Gobindaganj upazila on Friday, reports our correspondent.
Arrestee Chinu Prodhan, 42, is son of late Nurul Islam Prodhan of village Bishwnathpur, said police.
Chinu, who claimed himself as jiner badsha (king of genie), used to hyptonise the villagers and take handsome amount of money from them in the name of spiritual healing.
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