Two youths killed in mob beating
Local people beat two young men dead, suspecting them as robbers in Hatkholarchar area under Boalmari upazila of the district on Sunday night.
The deceased are Rakibul Islam Miron, 28, son of Shahidul Islam of Gazarkandi village, and Farhad Molla, 40, son of Sirman Molla of Chatar village in the upazila.
Quoting witnesses, police said people of Hatkholarchar, who were guarding the area following frequent incidents of robbery, tried to intercept three youths while they were passing through the area riding a motorbike around 10:30pm.
As the biker lost his control over the vehicle and fell into a roadside ditch, locals caught two of them and beat them mercilessly, leaving the two dead on the spot.
Another youth named Murad Hossain, 38, managed to flee the spot with injuries. He is now undergoing treatment at Faridpur Medical College Hospital.
Mashiul Azam, chairman of Maina Union Parishad, said locals were guarding the area following frequent incidents of robbery in the last few days.
The two were beaten dead while they were returning to their village, carrying two billhooks purchased from a local market to resist robbers at their own village, he added.
Golam Nabi, inspector (investigation) of Boalmari Police Station, said police went to the spot, recovered the bodies and sent them to Faridpur Medical College Hospital for autopsy.
Deceased Farhad's younger brother Mostafa Molla filed a case with Boalmari Police Station accusing 50/60 people in this connection yesterday.
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