Two people were beaten to death on suspicion of theft in Kapasia upazila of Gazipur early Friday.
The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately.
Locals claimed a group of people entered Namila, and Boribari villages under Singhasree union early today to steal cows, and sensing their presence, the locals gave two of them a good thrashing, leaving them dead.
Singhasree union parishad chairman Anwar Parvez said cow theft widely increased in the locality and that is why, people set up a guard in the locality at night to prevent theft.
In the early hours, a group of people entered the two villages to thieve cows and the villagers beat up two to death, he said.
Kapasia Police Station officer in-charge Abu Bakr Mia said the bodies were sent to Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmad Medical College Hospital for autopsy.
In this regard, legal measures are under process, he added.
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