The police recovered the body of a battery-run auto-rickshaw driver from an empty plot at Green Model Town of Sabujbagh in the capital early Monday.
The deceased is Bidhan Mondal, 19, a resident of Demra area in Dhaka.
Confirming the matter, Sabujbagh police station officer-in-charge Md Yeasin Ali said that on information, police recovered Bidhan鈥檚 body at about 12:30am on Monday.
The body was handed over to the family after autopsy at Dhaka Medical College Hospital, he said.
鈥楿nidentified miscreants killed him and left him there. The police are investigating the incident to find out those involved,鈥� he added.
Sabujbagh police station sub-inspector Mohammad Enamul Haque said that the back of the victim鈥檚 head was bruised and there were scratches on his face.
The deceased鈥檚 cousin, Sujan Mondal, said that Bidhan鈥檚 father bought the rickshaw for his son only a few days ago.
鈥楬e left the house with the auto-rickshaw after having dinner on Sunday evening and did not return home,鈥� he added.
OC Yeasin Ali said that it was not confirmed whether it was a mugging incident.