Rangpur, Aug. 14 -- A court in Rangpur on Thursday placed four men on a three-day remand each in connection with the mob beating that led to the deaths of two individuals in Taraganj Upazila on 9 August.

Rangpur Judicial Magistrate Court Judge Krishna Kamol Roy passed the order following a five-day remand petition submitted by the investigation officer, OC (Investigation) Rafiqul Islam, said court in-charge Aminul Islam.

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The accused are Aktarul Islam, 45, of Burirhat village; Ebadat Hossain, 27, of Balapur village; and Rafiqul Islam, 33, and Mizanur Rahman, 22, of Rahimapur in Soyar Union under the upazila.

According to police, the victims-Ruplal Das a...