Bus driver beaten to death over fare dispute

The Report Desk

Published: August 3, 2022, 04:21 PM

Bus driver beaten to death over fare dispute

Angry mob has beaten a bus driver to death after an altercation with a passenger over fare in Dhaka’s Ashulia.

 

The deceased is--Ariful Islam, 29, a resident of Gazipur's Konabari and a driver of Kiron Mala Paribahan bus.

The incident took place in Narsinghpur’s Itkhola on Tuesday evening, said Ashulia Police Station SI Al Mamun Kabir.

Witnesses said bystanders severely beat up the driver after he had an argument with a passenger over fare. Afterwards, he was taken to a hospital where the on-duty doctor declared him dead.


Police later recovered Ariful's body from the Centre for Woman and Child Health and sent it to Dhaka Medical College Hospital for autopsy.

 

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