Sylhet, Dec. 5 -- A visually impaired young man was tied to a tree and tortured in Sylhet's Companiganj upazila on Thursday after he was accused of theft.

The victim was Jalal Mia, 27, son of late Ali Akbar from South Burdeo village of the upazilla. He is blind in one eye.

After the incident, Jalal's mother, Shiriya Begum, filed a case at Companiganj Police Station on Thursday evening, naming 12 people and accusing 50 to 60 others whose identities are unknown.

Police arrested a man named Arfan Miah, 43, on Thursday night for his suspected involvement.

According to the case statement and local sources, several people took Jalal from his home early Thursday, accusing him of theft.

They first tied his hands behind his back and beat him ...