A suspected thief has been killed after a mob beat him up at Bhashila Crimohoni Bazar under Khetlal upazila in Joypurhat.
The deceased is Panna Sheikh, 18, son of Mukul Sheikh of Fokirpara.
Locals said the workers of a nearby hotel caught Panna red handed when he was trying to rob Hanif Variety Store at Bhashila Crimohoni Bazar around 3am on Thursday.
The mob beat him mercilessly, leaving him critically injured.
He was taken to Khetlal Upazila Helath Complex and later shifted to Joypurhat Modern Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries around 8:45am.
Khetlal police station Officer-in-Charge Monirul Islam said: “Panna was a drug addict. His body has been sent to morgue for autopsy.”