Man succumbs to injury after sustaining mob beating in Rajbari

A 45-year-old man, Md Nazmul Mollah, succumbed to his injuries in Rajbari on Saturday afternoon after being severely beaten by a mob on suspicion of theft.

Nazmul, son of late Ahammad Mollah from Madhukhali upazila in Faridpur, was caught by locals while allegedly attempting to steal a transformer from the Polli Bidyut area of Madhabpur market under Kalukhali upazila around 2:00am on Saturday.

According to locals, Nazmul was beaten up and left seriously injured. He was later taken to Kalukhali Upazila Health Complex for treatment. He died while undergoing treatment there.

Officer-in-Charge of Kalukhali Police Station Md Zahedur Rahman, confirmed the incident, saying, "Nazmul's wife has filed a case against 100 unidentified individuals in connection with the mob beating."

The police sent Nazmul's body to Rajbari General Hospital for autopsy.