FENI, Dec 11: A Jubo League activist was beaten to death by some shopkeepers over 'a trifle mailer' at Santirhat under Chhagalnaiya upazlla here tills morning.

The dead was identified as Md Shahjahan. 22. son of Abul Khair of village West Modhugram under Chhagalnaiya upazila. Shahjahan was beaten by some shopkeepers led by one Abul Kalam al Santirhat in Modhugram village reportedly for quarreling with a tempo driver.

Local people took him to Chhagalnaiya Health Complex. He was sent to Dhaka when his condition deteriorated. But Shahjahan died on way to Dhaka at 4 am today.

Police handed over his body to his family members after post mortem.