A 28-year-old Hindu auto-rickshaw driver, Samir Kumar Das, was brutally murdered in Daganbhuiyan upazila of Bangladesh’s Feni district on Sunday night, with assailants fleeing the scene with his vehicle.

According to police and local sources, Samir Kumar Das, also known as Samir Chandra Das, was beaten and stabbed with country-made weapons near the Daganbhuiyan Upazila Health Complex. His battery-operated CNG auto-rickshaw was taken by the attackers. Locals discovered his blood-soaked body around 2:00 am yesterday near Dakshin Karimpur Muhuri Bari and informed the police.

Family members of the victim said he had been supporting his household by driving the auto-rickshaw for several years and raised the alarm when he failed to return home by late afternoon on Sunday. They have demanded a thorough investigation and swift justice.

Officer-in-Charge of Daganbhuiyan Police Station, Muhammad Faizul Azim, said investigations are ongoing, and efforts are being made to identify and arrest those involved. Police are examining whether robbery was the sole motive or if other factors played a role, noting that initial findings suggest the killing was premeditated.

Authorities have urged anyone with information to come forward as the search for the perpetrators continues.