CHITTAGONG: In a poetic justice, a suspected dacoit was beaten to death after a gang shot dead an old man during a robbery in Deputyghona area of Chambol union under Bashkhali upazila early Tuesday.

The deceased villager was identified as Md Abul Hossain, 70, and the dacoit as Abu Sayeed, 45, of West Chambal.

Officer-in-Charge of Bashkhali thana SM Ataur Rahman said local people chased a group suspecting them as dacoits as they were passing through Deputyghona village at around 5:00am.

For a safe escape, the gang fired from their guns and threw brickbats at the villagers. Abul Hossain was killed by bullet while at least ten others were injured in the counter-attack.

“Chasing to the last, the enraged villagers caught Abu Sayeed while the others managed to flee. Sayeed was beaten black and blue in the lynch-mob reprisal,” says a spot account of the predawn brawl.

The injured were rushed to Chittagong Medical College Hospital and Bashkhali Sadar Hospital.

Police said raids were on in different areas of Bashkhali to run in the runaway robbers.  

BDST: 1605 HRS, AUGUST 10, 2010