Shishu Hospital: Man beaten to death over theft allegation

A man was beaten to death allegedly by some Ansar men on suspicion of being a thief at the Shishu Hospital in the capital yesterday afternoon.

Md Mamun, 32, of Pallabi area, was a tea stall owner, said his brother Masud Rana.

He said Mamun along with his wife, daughter, and mother went to the Shyamoli area around 11:30am.

"In the afternoon, Mamun sent his family home on a bus and went to the [Shishu] hospital area. Outside the hospital, he saw his neighbour whose daughter was being treated there. As the neighbour and he tried to enter the hospital, an altercation broke out with the Ansar members present there," he claimed.

"At one stage, my brother assaulted an Ansar man. Later, the Ansar member shouted thief and they along with some ambulance drivers beat him to death," Masud alleged.

Abdul Hakim, public relations officer of the hospital, however, said  they heard that a mob beat up Mamun as he was "stealing a bicycle" from  the hospital premises.

Quoting witnesses, Sub-Inspector Masudur Rahim of Sher-e-Bangla Nagar  Police Station said Mamun was beaten to death on suspicion that he was a  thief.

Police said they are investigating the incident.

The body was sent to Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College morgue for an autopsy.

A man was beaten to death by a mob over theft allegation on the premises of Bangladesh Shishu Hospital and Institute yesterday afternoon.

The deceased was identified as Md Mamun, 32, a tea stall owner, from Pallabi area, said Sub-Inspector Masudur Rahim of Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Police Station,

He said the man was beaten to death on suspicion that he was a thief.

Masud Rana, the deceased's brother, said Mamun along with his wife, daughter, and mother went to the Shyamoli area around 11:30am.

"In the afternoon, Mamun sent his family away on a bus and went to the [Shishu] hospital area. Seeing a neighbour, Nuruzzaman, whose daughter was being treated at the hospital, he tried to enter the premises to meet him when an altercation broke out with the Ansar members present there," he claimed.

"At one stage, my brother assaulted an Ansar man. Later, the Ansar member shouted 'thief' and they along with some ambulance drivers beat him to death," Masud alleged.

Abdul Hakim, public relations officer of the hospital, however, said they heard that a mob beat Mamun as he was "stealing a bicycle" from the hospital.

Police said they are investigating the incident.

The body was sent to the Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital morgue for autopsy.