February 26, 2025
DHAKA – A young man was killed and two others brutally beaten up on suspicion of being muggers in separate mob-related incidents in Gazipur’s Tongi and Dhaka’s Uttara last night.
In Gazipur’s Tongi, a youth was beaten to death on suspicion of being a mugger in the Mashimpur area of Tongi, Gazipur.
The incident took place around 10:30pm. Police are yet to identify the deceased.
Faridul Islam, officer-in-charge of the Tongi East Police Station, told The Daily Star, “We are trying to verify the youth’s identity by matching his fingerprints with the national database with the help of the CID crime scene unit.”
Quoting locals, Faridul said a mob caught the youth near Tongi Station Road around 7:30pm, while he was allegedly trying to snatch a phone. The mod chased him.
“The youth took shelter in an alley. The angry locals suspecting him to be a mugger started beating him. Later, he was rushed to hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries,” said the OC.
The body has been kept at the Shaheed Ahsan Ullah Master General Hospital.
Faridul said, “After preparing the inquest report, the body will be sent to the hospital morgue for autopsy.”
Legal proceedings are underway, he added.
In Dhaka’s Uttara, two youths were hung upside down on a footbridge near BNS Centre in the capital’s Uttara and beaten up by a mob last night.
The incident occurred near Rajuk Uttara Model College around 9:30pm.
Hafizur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Uttara West Police Station, said the two youths were aged around 20-25.
A video of the incident has since gone viral on social media.
Witnesses said the mob hung the two suspected muggers upside down on the footbridge, beat them up and then handed them over to the police.
The OC said the injured youths were admitted to Kuwait Maitri Hospital.
Police are investigating to determine whether the two were actually involved in mugging.