Two suspected thieves were killed in a lynching attack at Birgram village in Sadar upazila of Narail district on early Monday, reports UNB.
One of the killed men was identified as Asadul Sheikh, 36, of Bagerhat.
Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Narail Sadar Police Station Md Mahmudur Rahman said a gang of cattle lifters entered the cowshed of Rebo Biswas in Birgram around 3.30am. 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.
Later, police recovered the bodies from Narail-Gobra road and sent those to Narail Sadar Hospital morgue.
A case was filed in this regard, he added.
Bd-pratidin English/Lutful Hoque
