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A 41-year-old man was allegedly beaten to death by relatives of patients on suspicion of being a child thief at Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital in Dhaka.
The deceased was identified as Md Alam Sheikh.
Sub-Inspector Rimon Mia of Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Police Station confirmed the incident on Thursday (October 22).
According to police, Alam was wandering near the hospital’s paediatric ward on Wednesday night when relatives of children receiving treatment suspected him of attempting to steal a child. They questioned him about why he was there.
After reportedly failing to receive a satisfactory answer, the agitated relatives dragged him downstairs and beat him, leaving him dead.
SI Rimon Mia said police received information about the incident through the national emergency service 999. Officers later visited the scene and recovered the body.
His identity was confirmed through fingerprint analysis. Police said Alam lived in the tin-shed area of Rupnagar in the capital and had contacted his family.
According to information provided by his family, Alam had mental health problems and had also suffered a stroke.
After preparing an inquest report, police sent the body to the morgue at Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College for an autopsy. His family was informed to collect the body.