Overview
- Joy Mahapatra died after consuming poison, with doctors transferring him from Dirai Upazila Health Complex to Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital where he later passed away.
- His family alleges local shopkeeper Amirul Islam beat and humiliated him and seized his phone over a delayed 500-taka installment for a mobile purchase.
- Amirul Islam denies the allegations, says more money was owed, and maintains poison was not sold from his shop.
- Dirai Police Station’s officer-in-charge confirmed officers visited the scene and stated that legal action depends on receiving a written complaint.
- The case is being reported as part of a recent spate of attacks on Hindus, as India urges firm action by Bangladesh and police announce an arrest of a prime suspect in the earlier lynching of Dipu Chandra Das.