Gazipur Correspndent :
An alleged robber was killed in a lynch-mob attack at Dumni village in Sreepur upazila early Saturday.
The deceased was identified as Sohel, a resident of Joina Bazar of the upazila.
Locals said a gang of robbers stormed the house of expatriate Shanti Chandra at Dumni village at about 12:45 am.
The hoodlums beat up the house inmates as they tried to resist them.
They looted five tolas of gold ornaments, Tk1.5 lakh cash and other valuables worth Tk5 lakh from the house.
When the inmates raised a hue and cry, locals came to their rescue and locked in a fight with the robbers who stabbed two of them.
They managed to catch one of the robbers, Sohel, after a hot chase.
Later, the locals gave him a good thrashing, leaving him dead on the spot.
The two stabbed rescuers-Sobuj Chandra Das and Manik Chandra Das-were first whisked off to Gazipur Sadar Hospital and then referred to Dhaka.
On information, police recovered the body and sent it to the hospital morgue for an autopsy.
Mohsinul Kader, officer-in-charge of Sreepur Police Station, confirmed the incident.
A case was filed in this connection.
