Three suspected robbers lynched in Chittagong

Locals have lynched three people in Uttar Kattoli area of Chittagong city suspecting them to be robbers.

Chittagong Bureaubdnews24.com
Published : 27 April 2016, 04:05 AM
Updated : 27 April 2016, 04:05 AM

Akbar Shah Police Station OC Sadip Kumar Das said the incident took place in the early hours of Wednesday.

Police identified two of the deceased as Sagar aka Lomba Sagar, 30 and Md Russell, 22. The identity of the third victim could not be known immediately.

The police officer said five accomplices of the suspected robbers were arrested.

He told bdnews24.com that locals had been guarding Uttar Kattoli Berhibandh area for last couple of days following several incidents of robbery.

 “Locals caught and beat up the robbers when they went there for committing robbery around 3am. Three died on the spot,” he said.

According to police, Sagar was the leader of the gang.

The OC said an LG, a pistol, three cartridges, three machetes and a hockey stick were recovered from the scene.