‘Robber’ lynched in Laxmipur

A suspected robber was killed in a lynch-mob attack at Charbix in Raipur upazila early Friday.

The deceased was identified as Ruhul Amin, son of Arshad Ullah of Charbongshi village in the upazila.

Quoting locals, police said a gang of 7-8 robbers swooped on the house of one Sharif Hossain breaking open the door in the early hours and looted valuables from the house.

They beat house owner Sharif and stabbed him indiscriminately, leaving him critically injured.

Sensing the presence of the bandits, locals chased them while fleeing and managed to catch Ruhul while others managed to flee.

Later, the angry mob gave him a good thrashing, leaving him dead on the spot.

On information, police recovered the body and sent it to Sadar Hospital morgue.

Ruhul was wanted in four cases, said Lokman Hossain, officer-in-charge of Sadar Police Station.

With UNB inputs