A 16-year-old auto-rickshaw driver named Shanto Kumar Saha was killed while attempting to prevent a hijacking in Feni. The incident occurred on Sunday night near Lalpol area of the Dhaka-Chattogram highway. According to witnesses, unidentified hijackers assaulted Shanto and threw him under a culvert beside the road. When he tried to chase them, they pushed him onto the highway, where he was fatally struck by a moving vehicle. Police from Feni Model Station recovered his body and sent it to Feni General Hospital for autopsy.

Shanto, son of Kanu Kumar Saha from Hakdi village in Baligaon Union, had been waiting with his auto-rickshaw near Miyaji Filling Station before iftar. Family members began searching for him after losing contact in the evening. Relatives said CCTV footage from the area could help identify the attackers. Additional Superintendent of Police Nishat Tabassum confirmed that the case is being investigated seriously.

Police stated that details will be known after the investigation concludes.