Two killed in mob beating in Ctg
Two alleged criminals were killed in mass beating at Sitakunda upazila of Chittagong yesterday.
One of the deceased was identified as Anwar, 22, of Brahmanbaria, while the identity of the other could not be known immediately.
The enraged mob also torched a microbus that was used for committing the crime.
Samiul Alam, officer-in-charge (OC) of Sitakunda Police Station, said one from the criminal group stopped Md Alam in front of “One Bank” at Kashabpur around 11:30am as he came out of the bank after withdrawing Tk 50,000. The criminal, claiming himself as a Rab member, asked Alam to get into their microbus.
When he refused to do so, around six men came out of the vehicle and forced Alam into the microbus and set it rolling. Alam called out for help.
Hearing Alam, locals chased the microbus with motorbikes and finally caught it in Barobkunda area.
They gave a good beating to the duo, who were later sent to Chittagong Medical College Hospital, where doctors declared the unidentified man dead around 4:00pm. Anwar died around 7:00pm, the OC added.
The mob handed over Abu Al Kaiser Khan, 25, hailing from the capital's Bangshal, to the police. However, the rest of the gang managed to flee.
Quoting Alam, the OC said the criminals had also assaulted him physically.
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