Suspected thief lynched in Pabna

PABNA, Aug 25, (UNB): A man was lynched on suspicion of being a thief in Ishwardi upazila of Pabna early Friday.
The dead is Babu (45), a resident of Bera upazila in the district.
Locals said cattle farmer Idris Ali screamed saying that someone was taking away his cattle from a barn in Goalbathan village under Muladali union of the upazila around 1:00 am.
Hearing this, neighbours came out of their houses and caught Babu and gave him a good thrashing, leaving him dead on the spot, they said.
Hasan Basir, inspector (investigation) of Ishwardi thana, confirmed the death of the man saying that the body was under their custody and it will be handed over to his family after completing legal procedures.