Two alleged robbers were beaten to death by villagers in Laxmipur and Jhalakathi districts early yesterday.
In Laxmipur, six to seven suspected robbers attacked the house of one Siraj Uddin, 55, in Char Kadira village of the district’s Kamalnagar upazila around 4:00am and robbed money and valuables from the house.
When Siraj and his family members tried to prevent the robbery, the criminals stabbed Siraj, reported our correspondent from Noakhali, quoting Kabir Ahmed, officer-in-charge of Kamalnagar Police Station, as saying.
Hearing the screams of Siraj and his family members, locals went to the spot and caught one of the robbers Abul Hossain, 35, of Noakhali. The others managed to flee, the police official said.
Later, locals beat up Abul indiscriminately, leaving him critically injured.
He was taken to Kamalnagar Upazila Health Complex. He was then shifted to Laxmipur Sadar Hospital where he died later.
Siraj is undergoing treatment at the upazila health complex.
UNB adds: another suspected robber was beaten to death by a mob in Bil Shonautha village of Jhalakathi’s Kathalia upazila early yesterday.
The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately.
About 15 to 16 robbers swooped on the house of one Forkan Khan and looted valuables after keeping Forkan’s family members hostage at gunpoint around 2:30am, said Jashim, sub-inspector of Kathalia Police Station.
Hearing screams, locals rushed to the spot and chased the robbers. At one stage, they caught one of the criminals, while the others managed to flee the scene.
He was beaten to death by the mob on the spot, Jashim said.
On information, police recovered the body and sent it to Jhalakathi Sadar Hospital morgue for an autopsy.
Source: The Daily Star
