Awami League leader found beheaded with hands and feet tied near railway tracks

Police suspect he was first murdered and then placed on the railway tracks

Police have recovered the beheaded body of an Awami League leader, whose hands and feet were tied, in Parbatipur Upazila of Dinajpur.

Parbatipur Railway Police Station chief, or OC, Fakhrul Islam said the body was found on Tuesday morning near the railway tracks at Haldibari Rail Gate.

The victim, Bharat Chandra, 50, was a resident of Kalikapur village in Chandipur Union.

His younger son Ripon Chandra said, “My father was the organising secretary of the Chandipur Union Awami League and worked as a wayman for the railway.”

According to Ripon, his father left home for Parbatipur town at around 10:30am on Monday, but his mobile phone had been switched off since the evening.

He said he had no idea why his father was murdered.

OC Fakhrul added, “Our initial assessment suggests that he was murdered first, and then his body was placed on the railway tracks, where his head was severed.”

The body has been sent to Dinajpur Medical College Hospital morgue for post-mortem examination.

The Railway Police, alongside the Criminal Investigation Department, or CID, and other police units, are working to uncover the mystery behind the murder and bring those responsible to justice.