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| Bangladesh |
| Four 'robbers' beaten to death |
| 2013-09-01 |
| [Bangla Daily Star] Angry villagers yesterday beat four alleged robbers to death at different places of Hatiya upazila in Noakhali. Locals caught the robbers while they were trying to flee from their hideouts as police have launched a special drive against criminals in the coastal area. The dead are Ashraf, 35, chief of the infamous "Ashraf Bahini", his accomplice Kefayet Ullah, and two others, Osman and Sarwar, police said. On Friday, two alleged robbers were lynched in the upazila. One was beaten to death while the other was killed in a "shootout" with police. Meanwhile, ...back at the fist fight, Jake ducked another roundhouse, then parried with his left, then with his right, finally with his chin... police yesterday tossed in the slammer Don't shoot, coppers! I'm comin' out! 15 alleged robbers and recovered a light gun, three guns and 20 flares during the raid, said Noakhali Police Superintendent Anisur Rahman. Ashraf, son of Asil Kerani of Mohammadpur village of the upazila, hid in the house of one of his sisters in Maijchara area on Friday night to escape arrest. On information, locals besieged the house around 4:00am, said Anisur, quoting villagers. Sensing trouble, Ashraf tried to flee the scene, but locals caught him after a good chase, the police officer said. They then gave Ashraf a good beating, killing him on the spot, he added. Ashraf was accused in at least 10 cases, including abduction, robbery and extortion, filed with different cop shoppes, said Khorshed Alam, officer-in-charge of Hatiya Police Station. Kefayet Ullah, an accomplice of Ashraf, was killed in a mass beating in Kadira Sluice Gate area around 12:00 noon. Two other alleged robbers -- Osman and Sarwar -- were lynched in Mohammadpur area around 2:30pm. Police recovered the bodies and sent them to Noakhali Medical College Hospital morgue for autopsies. Anisur said the drive against the robbers would continue until the area is free of criminals. In 2003, more than 60 alleged robbers were reportedly killed in a similar pattern at Subarnachar upazila in the district. |
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