A robber died early yesterday due to a mass beating in Savar, Ashuliya.
Witnesses said locals caught a robber when a group of robbers tried to flee after an unsuccessful attempt to rob a businessman’s house in Sadarpur area. After nabbing him, the agitated locals gave him a mass beating, leaving him dead on the spot.
The businessman, Kanchan Ali, said a group of 10-12 robbers broke the main gate of his house early yesterday. At this, his family members started screaming and he informed some locals and neighbours about the incident.
When the locals gathered around the house, the robbers blasted two cocktail bombs and attempted to flee. At one stage, the locals caught one of the gang members and beat him mercilessly, leaving him dead on the spot, Kanchan added.
Officer-in-Charge of Ashuliya police station Sheikh Badrul Alam said the body was sent to Dhaka Medical College Hospital morgue for an autopsy. The identity of the deceased could not be known, the OC added.