An alleged mugger was killed and another injured in a mob beating at Kachikata village under Chatmohar upazila of the district early yesterday.
A gang of four to five muggers in the guise of passengers got on a locally-made three-wheeler from Chatmohar around 12:00midnight, police quoted the driver of the vehicle as saying. When the vehicle reached Kachikata, the muggers held the driver and passengers hostage at gunpoint. As they tried to rob the passengers and take away the vehicle, the passengers shouted for help.
Hearing this, locals rushed to the spot and got hold of two of the criminals while the others managed to flee, said Officer-in-Charge of Chatmohar Police Station Habibul Islam.
On information, police went to the spot and rescued the two muggers from mob beating, he added.
The two-- Sajib Rahman, 32, of village Munipur in Gazipur, and Nayan Das, 30, of village Nandanpur in Pabna-- were admitted to Chatmohar Upazila Health Complex.
Sajib, who was the leader of the gang, died early yesterday, said the OC.
Police recovered a sharp weapon from the spot. Driver of the vehicle, Shahdat Hossain, filed a case with the police station.
Source : The Daily Star
