Two ‘thieves’ beaten to death

Two suspected thieves were killed in a lynch-mob attack at Birgram in Narail Sadar upazila early Monday.

Among them, one was identified as Asadul Sheikh, 36, of Bagerhat.

A gang of cattle lifters entered the cowshed of Rebo Biswas in Birgram around 3.30am, said Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Narail Sadar Police Station Md Mahmudur Rahman. Sensing the presence of the thieves, local people surrounded them and caught two of them while the others managed to flee. The villagers beat up the two suspected thieves, leaving them dead, said the OC.