2 ‘robbers’ killed in Keraniganj mob beating
UNB, Keraniganj :
Two suspected robbers were killed and two others injured in a lynch-mob attack in Hazratpur area on Keraniganj-Hemayetpur road on Monday night.
Witnesses said a group of 5/6 armed robbers halted a truck on Keraniganj-Hemayetpur road around 10:30pm in a bid to loot cash and valuables from its driver and helper.
Hearing the screams of the victims, locals rushed to the spot and caught four of the robbers red-handed and gave them a severe thrashing, killing two
robbers on the spot and injuring two others.
On information, police rushed in and rescued the injured and took them to Dhaka Medical College Hospital.
They also recovered the dead bodies and sent those to the hospital morgue for autopsy.
Earlier in the morning, an alleged robber was killed in a mob beating on Kalatia-Hemayetpur regional highway in the upazila.
The deceased was identified as Musa, 45, son of Safar Ali, a resident of Bewta village of the same upazila.
Inspector of Keraniganj Model Police Station Jinnat Ali said local people caught Musa in the dead of night while a gang of robbers, including Musa, was preparing to commit a robbery on the highway.
Two suspected robbers were killed and two others injured in a lynch-mob attack in Hazratpur area on Keraniganj-Hemayetpur road on Monday night.
Witnesses said a group of 5/6 armed robbers halted a truck on Keraniganj-Hemayetpur road around 10:30pm in a bid to loot cash and valuables from its driver and helper.
Hearing the screams of the victims, locals rushed to the spot and caught four of the robbers red-handed and gave them a severe thrashing, killing two
robbers on the spot and injuring two others.
On information, police rushed in and rescued the injured and took them to Dhaka Medical College Hospital.
They also recovered the dead bodies and sent those to the hospital morgue for autopsy.
Earlier in the morning, an alleged robber was killed in a mob beating on Kalatia-Hemayetpur regional highway in the upazila.
The deceased was identified as Musa, 45, son of Safar Ali, a resident of Bewta village of the same upazila.
Inspector of Keraniganj Model Police Station Jinnat Ali said local people caught Musa in the dead of night while a gang of robbers, including Musa, was preparing to commit a robbery on the highway.
