Extortionist beaten to death

13 September 2009, 17:00 PM

Our Correspondent, Kushtia

A gangster who was critically injured on Saturday in bomb blast and mob-beating died at Meherpur General Hospital yesterday. According to police, a gang of extortionists demanded Tk 1 lakh from businessman Sahajul Islam of Gangni Bazar a few days ago. Being refused, the gang threatened Sahajul with dire consequence. On Saturday night, Shimul, 25, a member of the gang, came to Gangni Bazar and threw a bomb on the shop of Sahajul at about 10:30pm. As the bomb did not explode, the criminal tried again but this time it went off in his own hand leaving him critically injured. People caught Shimul and gave him a good beating. Police later took him to Gangni Upazila Health Complex. From there he was shifted to Meherpur hospital where he died in the morning.