'Robber' killed in mob beating
A suspected robber was killed and three others injured in mob beating at Shuktail village in Gopalganj Sadar upazila early yesterday.
The deceased was identified as Rahim Sadar, 35, son of Russel Sardar of Puraton Bazar area of the upazila, reports our correspondent.
Police said, a group of 12-13 robbers swooped on the house of Zafar Master around 2:00 am at the village.
Hearing the hue and cry, villagers rushed to the scene and caught four gang members from the spot.
The villagers then gave the four a good beating, leaving one of them dead and three others seriously injured.
Four villagers were also injured as the robbers hurled a cocktail at them while trying to flee the area.
In Joypurhat, four members of a family sustained injuries as a gang of robbers stabbed and beat them up during a robbery at Borgachha village in Akkelpur upazila early Monday.
Of the injured, Abu Raihan, 27, was rushed to Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital in Bogra, while his wife Morzina Akhtar, 22, Rony Wahed, 26, and Asma Khatun, 19, were admitted to Akkelpur Upazila Health Complex, reports our Dinajpur correspondent.
Witnesses, said a gang of 12/15 robbers stormed into the house of Wahed Ali around 1:30am and took the house members hostage at gunpoint and looted money and gold ornaments weighing around 10 tolas.
The gang also stabbed Raihan and beat up three others of the family when they tried to resist them.
Police yesterday arrested two people in the upazila in connection with the robbery.
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