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Suspected ‘cattle thief’ lynched in Gazipur


Published : 22 Jul 2025 06:18 PM

UNB, Gazipur: A suspected cattle thief was killed and three others injured in a lynch-mob attack at Ramchandrapur village in Kaliganj upazila of Gazipur district early Tuesday. 

The deceased was identified as Shanta, 20, son of Zakir Hossain of Madhabdi upazila in Narsingdi district. 

Md Alauddin, officer-in-charge of Kaliganj Police Station, said a group of cattle thieves stormed into the cattle-shed of one Shamsuddin Molla early Tuesday. 

Sensing the presence of the cattle thieves, he raised a hue and cry for help. 

At one stage, an announcement was made at a local mosque seeking help through loudspeaker.  

Later, local people chased the cattle thieves and caught four thieves at red-handed and gave them a good beating, leaving Shanta dead on the spot and three more injured.

 On information, police rushed to the spot around 7:30 am and took the injured victims to Kaliganj Upazila Health Complex from where they were shifted to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital. 

The body of Shanta was sent to Shaheed Tajuddin Medical College and Hospital. 

Process is on to take legal steps in this regard, said OC.