The dead was identified as Sachchu, 25, leader of a gang of extortionists.

Police and witnesses said Sachchu along with four of his accomplices came to the house of a businessman, Nurul Islam, and demanded money from him. But the inmates refused to pay toll and raised an alarm.

Neighbours soon rushed to the scene and caught hold of Sachchu while the other gang members managed to escape.

They beat him up and also gouged out both of his eyes, leaving him seriously injured.

On information, police rushed to the spot and sent Sachchu to Faridpur Medical College Hospital where he died.