Youth escapes lynching in Ctg

CHATTOGRAM, July 27 (UNB): A youth escaped death in mass beating as he managed to flee after local people caught him suspecting him to be a child-lifter in Hathajari here on Friday night.

The victim was identified as Md Mumin, 20, son of Abdus Shukkur of Mirerkhal village in the municipality area.

Quoting locals, Belal Uddin Jahangir, Officer-in-Charge of Hathajari Model Police Station, said Mumin was beaten mercilessly after a rumour spread around suspecting him as a child-lifter at 11 pm at Chandrapur village in the municipality area. He started to run to save himself from beating and fell down when he reached Abbachiar Pool area and local people admitted him to Hathajari Upazila Health Complex, the OC added.