Suspected dacoit lynched

Published: 15 February 2016, 04:14 AM
Suspected dacoit lynched

A suspected robber was lynched at Araihazar upazila of Narayanganj district early on Monday.

The deceased’s identity could not be known immediately.

Officer-in-charge of Araihazar Police Station Shakawat Hossian confirmed the matter to the journalists.

According to source, locals caught a man red handed during a robbery by intercepting vehicles on Dhaka-Sylhet highway around 1am.

Later, the angry mob gave the suspected robber a good beating, leaving him dead on the spot.