An alleged thief has been killed in a lynch-mob attack in Manikganj.
The incident was reported around 1.30am on Monday (Apr 8) from Entajganj Bazar in the district’s Shivalaya Upazila.
The deceased is yet to be identified.
Locals said that night guards caught the man while he was attempting to enter a grocery shop in the area cutting tin fence.
Later, the thief was beaten to death by the locals.
“A police team have been sent to the spot,” Mohiuddin Ahmed, additional superintendent of Manikganj.