A suspected mugger was lynched by a mob on the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in Khalpara, Tongi early Friday.
The deceased was identified as Khan Babu, 30, of Tongi Bazar.
Officer in charge (OC) of Tongi police station Abul Kalam Azad said Babu was a professional mugger. He tried to rob someone around 1am on the highway but locals alerted by his cries for help caught Babu and beat him unconscious.
The OC said a duty doctor at Tongi Hospital declared Babu dead and the body was sent to Gazipur Sadar Hospital for post mortem.