He was well-known as a meritorious student and a religious man, several individuals told Dhaka Tribune on Friday. Also Read - Mob lynches man, burns body for 'hurting religious sentiments'On Thursday evening, Jewel, 50, was beaten to death by an angry mob on Burimari Union Parishad premises in Patgram upazila, Lalmonirhat. “He was a dear person to everyone and was wrongly accused [of hurting religious sentiments]. Also Read - Probe body formed over Lalmonirhat mob lynchingJewel is survived by his wife, a daughter who just passed the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examination, a son who is in Class V, and his siblings. The Lalmonirhat district administration has formed a three-member probe body to investigate the incident.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 30, 2020 16:44 UTC