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2 robbers beaten to death in Buriganga
[Bangla Daily Star] Boatmen beat to death two persons and injured another on the Buriganga when the three allegedly attempted to rob a couple late Sunday night.Meanwhile early yesterday, a man was killed on suspicion of mugging at Paina Nayagaon of South Keraniganj. The dead could not be identified immediately but the injured was identified as Mizan, 25, while the suspected mugger was identified as Nurul Islam Minu, 24. Police arrested Mizan. Among the unidentified pirates, one aged around 27 died at Mitford Hospital yesterday around 1:30pm while the other, 30, at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) around 2:30pm. Mizan with severe injuries was undergoing treatment at DMCH. The police and witnesses said a gang of three pirates swooped on a young couple who were crossing the river on a small boat at around 11:00pm on Sunday from Zinzira in South Keraniganj. The couple taking their four-month-old son with them boarded the boat for Swarighat near Sadarghat. The pirates came by another boat, they said. They threatened the couple with sharp weapons and tried to rob them of all their valuables, said Officer-in-Charge of Keraniganj Police Station Abul Bashar. When the couple cried out for help and tried to resist the attack, the robbers threatened to throw the baby into the water, the OC added. The OC also said when the pirates snatched the baby from its mother's lap, other boatmen of nearby boats came to their rescue. The pirates then returned the baby and jumped into the water to escape. The boatmen started beating them with oars, and at one point they dragged the three to the riverbank near Zinzira Alam Tower where locals also joined in. Later, police rescued them and rushed them to the hospitals. The OC said the identities of the couple could not be known as they had left the scene. In another incident at Paina Nayagaon in South Keraniganj, a mob beat to death a youth in the early hours yesterday for his suspicious movement. Police said locals suspected that Minu was a mugger, and attacked him. He succumbed to his injuries at Mitford Hospital. Posted by: Fred 2010-06-15 |
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