A 38-year-old man was beaten to death allegedly by an angry mob over theft charge at South Bhangamor Jugipara village in Sadullapur upazila of Gaibandha district on Tuesday.
The deceased was identified as Hafizar Rahman, 38, of Chakmamrojpur village in Sadar upazila.
Enayet Hossain, officer-in-charge of Sadullapur Police Station, said Hafizar along with three people, riding on pick-up van, swooped on the house of one Rafiqul Islam, breaking open the door at the night.
Later, they looted valuables including cash and gold ornaments after breaking open the almirah of the house.
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Rafiqul and other house inmates were absent during the stealing.
When they were decamping with the booty, the thieves also looted three cows of Rafiqul from the cow shed.
Sensing the presence of the thieves, local people managed to catch Hafizar while the two others managed to flee the scene with the pick-up van.
Local people later gave Hafizar a good thrashing, leaving him critically injured.
He died on way to a local hospital.