Brahmanbaria, Aug 2 – Two suspected extortionists were lynched and another was injured by a mob at Bholanagar village in Bancharampur Upazila of the district on Tuesday evening.One of the deceased was identified as Jibon Mia.
Bancharampur Police Station officer-in-charge Angshu Kumar Deb said three robbers went to the house of Amir Mia of the village to collect Tk 5 lakh extortion money in the afternoon.
Being informed, some locals put the trio to severe beating, leaving two of them dead on the spot and another severely injured.
The injured is Kamal Mia, son of Ratan Mia of Gosaipur village in Nabinagar Upazila.
Jibon Mia, one of the two deceased, was accused in several robbery cases, police claimed. – UNB
