Mob lynches 2 in Gaibandha over suspected mugging
The identities of the deceased have not yet been known.
Two unidentified men were lynched by a mob in Sadullapur upazila of Gaibandha early this morning (20 February) on suspicion of being muggers.
The incident took place in the Mujahidpur area of Khodkomorpur union.
The identities of the deceased have not yet been known.
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Sadullapur Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Abdul Alim confirmed the matter to The Business Standard.
According to the police, the incident occurred at dawn when three men on a motorcycle reportedly intercepted a passerby in an attempt to commit a robbery. As the victim screamed for help, locals rushed to the spot and surrounded the suspects.
"While one of the suspected muggers managed to flee the scene, the remaining two were caught and severely beaten by the agitated crowd. Both died on the spot," he confirmed.
"Upon receiving the information, police rushed to the spot and recovered two bodies along with a motorcycle," he said.
A UP member, wishing to remain anonymous, said that a gold chain was snatched from a pedestrian's neck in the Bhanga area in the neighbouring Edilpur Union last night.
Later, the people of the area came to know about it and chased them by shouting "Dacoits!". During this scene, three people tried to escape on a motorcycle.
Later, the motorcycle with two people was seized in the Mujahidpur Government Primary School grounds in Khodkomorpur Union.
The UP member added that during that time, many people gathered in the school grounds within a moment due to the shouting.
After the lynching, OC Alim said that the police went to the spot after receiving the information at 4.35am.
He confirmed that the bodies of the deceased have been sent to the morgue of Gaibandha District Sadar Hospital for autopsy and members of the PBI and CID are trying to identify them.
He stated that a thorough investigation is being conducted into the circumstances of the incident.
Further details are expected to be released as the investigation progresses.
