Naogaon businessman was killed and money was stolen

Nuruzzaman Liton, Naogaon

A businessman named Mamunur Rashid Mamun (32) was killed and robbed of money in Mahadevpur of Naogaon district.

The businessman's body was recovered from Chaumashia area of Mahadevpur upazila on Sunday, November 19. Two people were arrested on suspicion of being involved in the incident.

Mamun's house is in Kumuria village of Hanpaniya union of Naogaon Sadar upazila.

According to the police and local sources, Mamun used to make concrete poles and sell them. On Saturday afternoon, Mamun took the poles in a truck and went to Chapainawabganj for sale. After work, he left for home in that truck. As he did not return home late at night, family members called him on his cell phone and found it switched off. Later they started searching in different places.

After that his body was recovered from Choumashia area.

Earlier, in view of the family's missing complaint, the police conducted a raid in the morning and arrested truck driver Suman (28) and his assistant Sajib (19) from Jabar Mor area of Naogaon Sadar Upazila. According to the information given by them, the body was recovered from a canal on the Naogaon-Rajshahi highway.

Mahadevpur Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Mozaffar Hossain said that the police started investigating the matter after the family complained about the disappearance of the businessman named Mamun. After the investigation, the driver and assistant of the truck that Mamun rented were arrested on suspicion of being involved in the incident. During interrogation, they confessed to killing Mamun and taking the money.

The OC also said that 1 lakh 15 thousand rupees stolen from businessman Mamun have been recovered. Preparations are underway to file a case in this incident.