Mob kills 2 ‘criminals’ in Pabna

Two alleged criminals were beaten to death by a mob in Pabna’s Santhia upazila early today. The deceased have been identified as Shahin alias Halka Shahin of Jorgachha village and Mashir Mia alias Kalu of Daramda village of the upazila, our Pabna correspondent reports quoting Jahangir Hosen, officer-in-charge of Santhia Police Station. The incident took place around 12:00am when locals spotted a gang of criminals hiding near a valley at Daramda village, the OC said.