Four suspected robbers were beaten to death and another two critically injured by a mob at Noakhali's Hatiya late last night.
The
deceased: Akbar Siddik, 28, son of Abdul Mannan of Joypurhat, Ashikur
Rahman, 27, his brother Saiful Islam Sujon, 25, sons of late Abdul
Mannan of Dinajpur, and Sunam, 25, son of Abul Hashem of
Chapainawabganj, died on the spot, quoting police, reports our Noakhali
correspondent.
Law enforcers with the help of locals were able to
detain two other suspected robbers, Anisul Haque, officer-in-charge of
Hatiya Police Station, said.
Two policemen were also injured when the suspected robber gang attacked them.
Fazlul
Haque, a policeman was admitted to Noakhali General Hospital, while
Jahangir Alam and Md Kamrul Islam were admitted to Char Jabbar Upazila
Health Complex, the official said.
Suspicious locals confronted a group of strangers getting off a trawler in Chairman Ghat area around 11:00pm, the OC said.
Later, they caught them and handed them over to law enforcers at a nearby police camp, the he said.
However, the detainees allegedly swooped on the policemen with sharp weapons at the camp, leaving three policemen injured.
Hearing the policemen’s screams, locals again chased them down and beat them up.
Four
of the suspected robbers died on the spot and two others were arrested,
the OC said, adding that other robbers managed to flee.
The bodies
were sent to Noakhali General Hospital morgue for autopsy, Nobojyoti
Khisa, assistant superintendent of police, told reporters while visiting
the spot today.
Condition of one of the arrestees is critical, he said.
Hatiya, being surrounded by rivers, is no stranger to robbery.
