Inmate beaten to death by another

An inmate was beaten to death allegedly by another in a cell of Kishoreganj District Jail-1 early Tuesday. 

Deceased Abdul Hye hailed from Shimulhati village in Sadar upazila of the district. 

The jail superintendent, Md Bazlur Rashid, said rape accused Md Saidu Mia beat up inmates Abdul Hye and Jahangir with a piece of wood at cell no. 11 around 4am on Tuesday, leaving them critically injured. 

They were rushed to Kishoreganj General Hospital where the on-duty doctors declared Abdul Hye dead, he added. 

All the five prisoners, including Abdul Hye, Saidu and Jahangir, live in the cell are somewhat mentally imbalanced, Rashid also said. 

However, two separate probe bodies have been formed over the incident headed by the inspector general (IG) of prison, and the district magistrate.