Dhaka, April 6 -- A man has been beaten and hacked to death in Bogura.

The incident occurred in Phulbari's Baniapara area around 10pm on Sunday, said Almas Ali, officer-in-charge of the Phulbari Police Outpost.

Police said that Robin, the victim, had an altercation with locals over plucking custard apples from a tree inside a graveyard in Baniapara. Around four to five men took him to a jungle near the graveyard at night and beat him with hockey sticks. They also hacked at him with sharp weapons and left him there while critically injured.

Locals rescued Robin and took him to the Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital, where the doctor declared him dead.

Once the incident was reported, police went to the scene and recovered bro...