Extortionist beaten to death
A mob beat a suspected extortionist to death and injured two others as they tried to escape after making an armed attack on a rice trader at Rampura in the city last night.
The identity of the dead and the rice trader could not be known immediately.
Rampura police said local people caught hold of three extortionists and gave them a good beating as they fired gunshots at the rice trader at East Rampura around 9:30pm. However, the bullets could not hit the trader.
The three injured extortionists were taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital, but one of them succumbed to injuries. The police also recovered a firearm and two bullets from their possession.
Comments