The dead was identified as Abdul Mannan, 28.

Sources said a gang of seven to eight muggers waylaid a Hathazari-bound CNG auto-rickshaw, which was carrying three businessmen of the city, at around 4:30am at Gate No 2 of Chittagong University (CU).

They took away Tk 7,000 and cellular phones from the businessmen. At one stage the businessmen started screaming for help. The locals came forward and chased the gang. They caught one of the muggers and beat him to death.

His accomplices managed to flee the scene with looted goods.