Four 'robbers' were killed in a mob beating in Narayanganj's Sonargaon early Monday while taking preparation to commit robbery.
One is undergoing treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH). But his condition is also critical.
The incident happened at about 1:30am at Baghri upazila under Kanchpur Union.
It was learnt from local people that a gang of 10-12 people were taking preparation for dacoity. Seeing this, local people informed the matter through a loud speaker of a nearby mosque. Then the villagers, equipped with sticks, gathered at the spot. When the gang members tried to flee, locals started beating them mercilessly, leaving two dead on the scene.
Others jumped into different water bodies and ponds to protect themselves. Later, the angry mob picked up three robbers from water and beat up them. Of the three, two succumbed to their injuries at the hospital.
Sonargaon Police Station inspector Md Moshsin said the bodies of two were kept at Narayanagnj General Hospital morgue.