Staff Correspondent:

Police recovered the body of a 40-year-old man from the Hatikumrul Golchattor area in Ullapara upazila of Sirajganj on Friday afternoon.

The deceased was identified as Arafat Hossain, a hotel worker and resident of Faridpur district.

Locals spotted the body behind the Highway Rest House of the Roads and Highways Department and alerted police, said Mokhlesur Rahman, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Salanga Police Station.

“Police recovered the body with severe injuries to the head and face, which appeared to have been crushed with bricks or stones,” the OC said, adding that it was sent to Shaheed M Monsur Ali Medical College Hospital morgue for autopsy.

Police suspect Arafat was beaten to death by unidentified miscreants, though the motive remains unclear. “The exact cause of death will be confirmed after receiving the autopsy report,” the OC added.

Arafat’s wife, Shapla Khatun, has filed a murder case with Salanga Police Station in connection with this, he said.