Locals intercepted two muggers, gave them a mass beating, and handed them over to police after they attempted to rob a guava trader at gunpoint on the Kushtia-Pabna highway in Mirpur upazila of Kushtia on Saturday morning.
The incident occurred around 6:00am near Noy Mile Kasari Para area under Bahulbaria union on the highway.
Police seized a cleaver (chapati) and a toy pistol from their possession.
The arrestees were identified as Suman from Chandgram and Mahabul from Baromile in Bheramara upazila.
According to locals, a group of muggers blocked a vehicle carrying a guava trader on the highway and demanded money at gunpoint. Spotting the incident, locals rushed to the scene, resisted the robbers, caught two members of the gang, and administered a mass beating. They later handed the duo over to Mirpur Police Station.
Md. Shahidul Islam, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Mirpur Police Station, said the process of filing a case against the two arrestees is underway.