Auto-Rickshaw Driver Found Dead in Panchbibi, Police Search for Missing Vehicle

Police recovered the body of a battery-powered auto-rickshaw driver in Panchbibi upazila of Joypurhat on Wednesday (14 October) morning. Investigators suspect he may have been killed to steal his vehicle.

The deceased was identified as Sakhawat Hossain, 27, son of the late Anwar Hossain of Uchai Surjapur village.

His body was found with his throat slit in a secluded area west of the Patharghata Bridge in Atapur Union.

According to local residents, Sakhawat left home with his auto-rickshaw on Tuesday (13 October) to earn his living. He is believed to have encountered assailants near the bridge that night. The circumstances surrounding his death and the disappearance of his vehicle remain under investigation.

Residents spotted the body the following morning and informed police. Officers from Panchbibi Police Station recovered it and sent it to the morgue at Joypurhat’s 400-bed Modern District Hospital for an autopsy after completing the necessary legal procedures.

The incident has left his family and local community grieving. Residents called for a thorough investigation and urged authorities to identify those responsible and bring them to justice.

Panchbibi Police Station Officer-in-Charge Tambirul Islam said police were working to identify those involved, recover the missing auto-rickshaw and arrest suspects.

The investigation is expected to establish the motive and circumstances of the suspected killing.