Staff Reporter, Kishoreganj :
A prisoner was beaten to death by another accused in Kishoreganj jail.
The incident took place at early hours on Tuesday while one more prisoner named Jahangir was also injured. He is now undergoing treatment at Kishoreganj 250-Bed Genera Hospital.
The deceased was identified as Abdul Hye.
Jail super Md Bazlur Rashid said five accused are confined at cell no 5. All of them are mentally
challenged. Of them, Md Sayeed Miah, accused in rape case, beat up Jahangir and Hye with a wood, leaving the duo critically injured.
They were rushed to the hospital where the on-duty physicians declared Hye dead.
Security have been tightened in the jail soon after the incident.
Superintendent of Kishoreganj police Mashrukur Rahman Khalet and district magistrate Mohammad Ashraful Alam visited the porison.
Meanwhile, two separate probe committees, led by IG prison and district magistrate, have been formed over the incident.
