A suspected robber has been lynched by angry mob at Ekota Bazaar Kheya Ghat under Hizla upazila in Barisal.
The deceased is Yusuf Sardar, 35, son of Malek Sardar of Hizla and a leader of a inter-district robbery gang.
Hizla OC Golam Sarwar said: “The robbers landed at Ekota Bazaar Kheya Ghat on a trawler around 8:30pm Saturday. They were carrying sharp and lethal weapons.”
“More than 200 local people assembled in the area to resist the robbers when the news of their arrival spread in the area. Later, Yusuf was held and beaten up by the locals while the others managed to flee the scene.”
The OC said: “Yusuf died on the spot. His body has been sent to Barisal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College morgue for autopsy on Sunday.”
He said two cases have been filed over the robbery and the incident of lynching.
Meanwhile, police seized the trawler used for carrying the robbers.
Yusuf was accused in several cases of robbery filed with Hizla police station, the police official said.