OUR CORRESPONDENT, Jhenaidah

A suspected drug dealer was allegedly beaten to death during a raid by a team from the Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) in Magura’s Mohammadpur upazila yesterday.

The deceased, Akubbar Molla, 40, was from Charpara village.

However, DNC officials denied the allegation and said the man died due to illness.

The deceased’s wife, Jyotsna Khatun, said around 10-12 individuals entered their home and introduced themselves as detective branch officers around 10:00am and began searching the premises.

When they failed to find anything, they detained and beat her husband, she said. “When my husband asked them for some water, they didn’t give him any. They slapped him instead. He repeatedly said, ‘please don’t beat me; I have nothing’.

“They beat him with plastic pipes and sticks and left him to die. I want justice for this killing.”

Police said Akubbar had four drug-related “He

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