'Thief' beaten to death

An alleged thief was beaten to death at Dakshin Amgram village in Rajoir upazila early Monday. The dead was identified as Subodh Chandra, 30, a resident of the village. Villagers said, Subodh entered the house of one Bharat Chandra at dead of night to steal valuables from the house when all the inmates were asleep. But, sensing his presence, Bharat started screaming. Villagers rushed to his house and beat Subodh to death. On information, police recovered the body and sent it to hospital morgue for autopsy.