An 18-year-old youth died after being beaten by a mob on suspicion of robbery in Tongi, Gazipur. The incident occurred on Wednesday morning at the stairs leading to the Tongi-Abdullahpur BRT flyover on Station Road. Witnesses said that around 7 a.m., locals became agitated after seeing the unidentified youth and attacked him, suspecting him to be a robber. He died on the spot before police arrived.

Police later recovered the body and took it to Tongi Government Hospital. According to Md. Zillur Rahman, the investigation officer of Tongi East Police Station, an inquest report has been prepared, and the Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) has been informed to help identify the deceased. The process of sending the body to the morgue is underway.

Authorities are continuing efforts to confirm the victim’s identity and determine the circumstances that led to the fatal mob beating.