Dhaka – A suspected thief was killed in a lynch-mob attack at Mahmudkati Madhyapara village in Manirampur upazila in Jessore early Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Rabiul Islam, 35, son of Liakat Sardar of Balida Pachakari village in the upazila,UNB news agency reported.Police said Rabiul along with three others went to a grocery shop owned by Mashiar at Mahmudkati Madhyapara village around 9 pm on Monday to buy cigarettes.They went to the village again in the early hours of Tuesday and tried to swoop on another shop owned by Jubayer around 1 am after cutting the shutter.Sensing the presence of the thieves, locals chased them and caught Rabiul, said Nasir Uddin, sub-inspector of Manirampur Police Station.Later, the angry mob gave him a good thrashing, leaving him critically injured. He died on the way to Manirampur Upazila Health Complex.
