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Dead Body found in Barpeta Road

By Juthika Das |

One dead body was recovered at Manipuri Basti railway line at Barpeta Road railway station last night at about 12.30 pm. The deceased was identified as Billal Hussain, son of Mujjafar Ali of Manipuri basti railline. The family members claimed it as a pre-planned murder. The brother of the deceasedsaid that one Abu Bakkar Siddique threatened his brother on that day with some of his persons namely Rafiqul Islam (Raju), Aijul, Jalauddin and Mainul. The brother of Billal suspected Abu Bakkar behind this murder. Barpeta Road railkway station police rushed to the spot immediately and investigation is going on.

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