Mentally unstable man beaten to death on suspicion of 'thief' in DU

Dhaka University (DU) Fazlul Haque Muslim Hall, a mentally unstable person was beaten up on suspicion of being a thief. He later died at Dhaka Medical College (DMC) Hospital.

When some students took him to the hospital around 12 midnight on Wednesday, the doctor on duty declared him dead.

The students of the hall gave him rice before beating him to death. The deceased Tofazzal's house is in Kathaltali Union of Patharghata in Barguna. He was said to be mentally unstable.

According to hall sources, the students took Tofajjal to the guest room after he was arrested on suspicion of theft on Wednesday evening. There the students beat him up to 10 o'clock at night. At one stage, the young man was seated in the canteen and fed rice. Then he was beaten again.

At one point, when he fell ill, the students took him to the Dhaka Medical College (DMH) Hospital. Doctors there declared him dead after examination. After that, the students left the body and left the hospital.

Eyewitnesses at Dhaka Medical said that the students brought this man to the hospital a little after midnight. After the doctors declared him dead, the students were not found.

In charge of Dhaka Medical Police Camp. Farooq said that the body has been kept in the morgue of DMK. The matter has been informed to Shahbagh police station.

Dhaka University proctor Saifuddin Ahmed told the media when asked about this, 'Such incidents cannot be accepted in the campus. Even if someone comes to steal, no one has the right to beat him to death. Attempts are being made to identify the culprits by looking at the CCTV footage of the incident. In this incident, a case will be filed in the police station on behalf of the hall.