‘Robber’beaten to death in Tangail
Tangail: A suspected robber was beaten to death by a mob at Solakuria on the Sagordighi-Bhoraduba Road in Ghatail upazila of Tangail early on Monday.
The deceased is Biplob, in his thirties, a resident of Khulna.
Acting on secret information that a gang of robbers were taking preparation to commit robbery, a team of police conducted a drive in the area at about 1:30am, said Ghatail Police Assistant sub-inspector Mizanur Rahman.
Sensing the presence of police, the robbers managed to flee the scene.
Later, local people surrounded the robber gang and caught four—Biplob, Delwar, Nahid, and Sumon—of them.
At one stage, the agitated locals gave them a good beating, leaving Biplob dead on the spot and three others injured.
Police recovered the body of Biplob and arrested the trio.
The injured were admitted to Ghatail Upazila Health Complex under police custody.