Imam hacked to death in Joypurhat

Police yesterday recovered the body of an imam, who was hacked to death in Joypurhat's Kalai upazila.

Police recovered a body of an Imam, who was hacked to death in Kalai Upazila of Joypurhat on Wednesday morning, said police.

Police said the dead was identified as Md Mohsin Ali, son of Mohammad Ali in the upazila's Belgharia village. He wa also an Arabic tutor.

SM Moin Uddin, OC of Kalai Police Station, said the Mohsin left his home on Tuesday to take private classes but did not return home. The next day, farmers found his stabbed body in a nearby paddy field. 

Police sent the body to Joypurhat Modern Hospital for autopsy. "We have begun investigation and a case is being filed in this regard," the OC said.