3 arrested over murder of autorickshaw driver in Rajshahi

The arrested�identified as Ratul, Firoz, and Shubho�were apprehended while attempting to sell the stolen autorickshaw in Godagari upazila of the district, as confirmed by officer-in-charge Shahin Akther of Airport Police Station.

Police recovered the body of autorickshaw driver Sirajul Islam, 65, in early Monday morning following a tip-off from local residents who became suspicious of the their behaviour during the attempted sale of the autorickshaw.

Upon interrogation, the suspects admitted to killing Sirajul and subsequently burying his body after hijacking the vehicle.

The body has been sent to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital morgue for autopsy, added the OC