HT Correspondent
DHUBRI, Jan 18: Dhubri Police on Sunday produced Kadam Ali before the court of the Judicial Magistrate in connection with a murder case in which a tractor driver was found hanging under suspicious circumstances from an electric tower in the Matiabag area of Gauripur.
The case has been registered as Gauripur PS Case No 28/2026 under Sections 103(2) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), police sources said.
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The deceased has been identified as Shanowar Hussain, alias Ketu. He was discovered hanging from the electric tower on Friday night, prompting the victim’s family to allege that he was beaten to death and the scene staged to resemble a suicide. The family filed an FIR on Saturday, claiming the incident was linked to a dispute over an alleged cement theft.
Following the incident, Kadam Ali and his father, Azad Ali, reportedly went into hiding. Kadam Ali was later apprehended and produced before the court on Sunday evening, while Azad Ali remains absconding. Police said further investigation into the case is ongoing.
