Two people were killed in a lynch-mob attack over an alleged buffalo theft in Ashtagram upazila of Kishoreganj on Saturday morning.
The deceased were identified as Shajahan Mia, 35, son of Charu Mia of Kachua village in Nasirnagar upazila of Brahmanbaria district and Nasir Mia, 30, son of Hira Mia of Kagji village in Deoghar union, Kishoreganj.
Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Ashtagram Police Station Md Ruhul Amin said on information, police rushed to the spot and recovered the bodies.
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According to locals, villagers caught the duo while they were attempting to steal a buffalo from Bangalpara area .
They took them Deoghar Government Primary School where an agitated mob beat them up, leaving both dead on the spot.
The bodies were sent to Kishoreganj Sadar Hospital for autopsy, the OC added.