Blindfolded, bullet-riddled body recovered

Police have recovered a bullet-ridden body from Magura’s Shalikha Upazila. The victim was blindfolded and his hands were tied. Shalikha police OC Abu Jihad Khan said that the locals called the police after finding the body in Piarpur field on Friday. “He was blindfolded and his hands were bound. There are a number of bullet marks on the body,” he said. The identity of the 40-year-old is yet to be ascertained and the police suspect the body was dumped in the field after the killing. It was recovered in the afternoon and sent to the Magura Sadar Hospital for autopsy, according to a news agency.