Locals lynched an alleged cattle thief to death in Sirajganj of Bangladesh on Thursday night. The mob lynched Sanowar Hossain Sanu at the Muktargati village of Sirajganj Sadar Upazila. Sanu had a history of crimes with three related to cow theft and another two robbery cases.
Senior Police Officer Mokhlesur Rahman said, “Sanu allegedly tried to steal a cow from Hasan’s house in Nizamgati village of neighboring Raiganj upazila. Locals chased him, and he fled across the Fuljor River to the Muktargati Char area. Then, Sanu was reportedly beaten and stabbed by the angry crowd, resulting in his death on the spot.”
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The local police have registered a case over the incident.
3 Cattle Thieves lynched to death in Gaibandha
Early on Sunday morning, locals thrashed 3 cattle thieves to death in Gobindaganj Upazila of Gaibandha district. According to the Police, the three men were attempting to steal cows from Abdus Salam’s cowshed at Nasirabad village.
When locals chased them, the three jumped into a pond. The locals pulled them out of the pond and killed two of them on the spot. The Police reached the spot soon and rushed the third to a nearby hospital. He succumbed to his injuries soon afterwards.
Cattle Theft in Bangladesh
Cattle theft is a regular occurrence in the region. Earlier in August, locals had lynched two individuals to death over the same.
Mokhlesur Rahman had told Deshkal News then that as per preliminary investigation, the criminal likely stole the cattle from Sariakandi in Bogura. The group was allegedly transporting the animals toward Sirajganj when the locals killed Sanu.
Rafiqul Islam, Sirajganj River Police Officer-in-Charge, had confirmed that the locals killed 2 individuals that night. He said that the locals suspected that a group was stealing cattle and moving them via boat. They ended up catching two individuals and beat them to death.
Cattle thieves from Bangladesh also often infiltrate into India and attempt to steal cows from Indian villagers. Only a couple of weeks ago in Tripura, villagers lynched 3 Bangladeshi cattle smugglers to death.
