Suspected Theft: Man beaten dead by mob

A man died after being beaten up viciously by an angry mob at Bandar area in the port city on suspicion of being a thief. 

A murder case has been lodged accusing locals with Bandar Police Station yesterday.

The deceased was identified as Md Babul, 37, son of Abdul Rashid of Kalshi Dighir par area.

Quoting locals, Officer-in-Charge (OC) Moinul Islam of Bandar Police Station said on Friday morning locals caught Babul for “stealing from a local stationery shop”. They tied him to a tree before viciously beating him up.

After he was released, the severely injured Babul managed to get back home in the evening. He asked his family members for water and passed away immediately afterwards.

Faruque, brother of Babul, lodged a murder case with Bandar Police Station in this connection. He said the victim was so badly injured that he could barely speak by the time he reached home.

He said his brother was not involved in any theft. Locals started beating Babul after a hue and cry was raised with the false allegation, Faruque claimed.

Investigation officer (IO) of the case Sajad Kamal said they have heard that Babul was beaten over an incident of theft.

“We are looking into whether any other reasons are involved behind the incident,” the IO said.

Meanwhile, police recovered the body in the early hours of Saturday and sent it to Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH) morgue for autopsy.