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Two men suspected to be robbers were killed after being beaten up by a mob at Belabo upazila in Narsingdi last night. The deceased were identified as Jewel Mia (30) and Nadim Mia (30), of Raipura upazila of the district. Though locals claimed that they were robbers, family members of Jewel said he was called out from his house and killed. Shafayat Hossain,
Mob beats two robber suspects dead
Our Correspondent, Brahmanbaria
Our Correspondent, Brahmanbaria
Two suspected robbers were beaten to death by a mob in Narsingdi s Belabo upazila around 8:00pm on Tuesday.
The dead are Jewel Mia, 30, and Nadim Mia, 30, of Raipura upazila in the district.
Though locals claimed that they were robbers, family members of Jewel said he was called out from his house and killed.
Shafayat Hossain, officer-in-charge of Belabo Police Station, said a road stretching from Dorikandi bus stand to Borochar on Dhaka-Sylhet highway is infamous for frequent robberies.
Around 8:00pm, locals claimed to have spotted an auto-rickshaw, carrying three to four men with sharp weapons. As they shouted robbers , a mob gathered from nearby areas immediately, the OC said quoting the locals.