Youth dies in Tongi mob lynching on suspicion of robbery

Local correspondent

An unidentified youth (22) was killed in a mob lynching in Tongi, Gazipur, on charges of attempting to steal a mobile phone.

The incident took place on Tongi Station Road at around 11 am today, Monday, August 11.

Police said that two people named Habibur Rahman and Moni Akhter from Kaliganj area of Gazipur on Station Road arrested a young man on suspicion of kidnapping after he tried to steal their mobile phone. At that time, the mob beat up the young man mercilessly.

He was later taken to Shahid Ahsan Ullah Master General Hospital in Tongi in a seriously injured condition.

When his condition deteriorated, he was taken to Gazipur Shahid Tajuddin Ahmed Medical College Hospital, where doctors declared him dead around 1 pm.

Tongi East Police Station OC Muhammad Faridul Islam said the kidnapper died while undergoing treatment at Shahid Tajuddin Ahmed Medical College Hospital. Legal action has been taken in this regard.