Dhaka, Aug. 11 -- A 40-year-old man and his son-in-law were beaten to death over charges of stealing a van in Burihat Bottala in Taraganj upazila of Rangpur district on Saturday night.
The deceased were identified as Ruplal Das of Ghanirampur and his son-in-law Pradeep Das, 35.
Quoting family members, MA Faruk, officer-in-charge of Taraganj Police Station, said Ruplal along with Pradeep, husband of Ruplal's niece, went to Ghanirampur village to see a prospective groom for his daughter on Saturday night by a van.
When they reached Bottala on Taraganj-Kazirhat road, local people confronted them as suspected van lifters, reports UNB.
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