OUR CORRESPONDENT, Khulna

A young man died after reportedly being beaten by locals on suspicion of theft in Khulna early yesterday.

The deceased is Didar Sardar, 30, of Kashiani upazila of Gopalganj. He had been living in a rented house in the Arongghata area of Khulna.

Police recovered his body from bushes near a railway line beside Khaja Khal Road under Arongghata Police Station.

Md Shahjahan Ahmed, officer-in-charge of Arongghata Police Station, told The Daily Star that locals allegedly beat Didar over accusations of theft.

He was later taken to Khulna Medical College Hospital in an injured condition, where doctors declared him dead, the OC said.

The OC also said that Didar had five theft cases filed against him at different police stations.