Man dies after masked attackers beat him in Chattogram

A 30-year-old man has died after being critically injured in an attack by masked assailants in Satkania Upazila of Chattogram.

The incident took place at around 11pm last night (26 April) in the Rashtar Matha area of Dhemsha union. The victim, Shahadat, was a resident of Ward No 5 in Uttar Dhemsha Maijpara and the son of the late Shafi Ahmed.

According to police and locals, a group of masked attackers launched a sudden assault on Shahadat at night, leaving him seriously injured. 

He was first taken to a local hospital by family members and neighbours, and later shifted to Chittagong Medical College Hospital for advanced treatment, where he died while undergoing treatment.

Satkania Police Station Officer-in-Charge Manzurul Haque told The Business Standard, "No case has been filed with the police station yet regarding the incident. No one has been arrested immediately. Police are working to identify those involved and bring them under the law. The body has been kept at the morgue of CMCH for post-mortem."

Police said efforts are ongoing to identify the perpetrators and take legal action.