Three people were beaten to death in Gazipur’s Kaliakoir upazila on Saturday night after being accused of attempting to steal cattle in the Bakchala area. Locals, who had been organizing nightly patrols ahead of Eid-ul-Azha due to a rise in cattle thefts, surrounded the suspects and assaulted them. Police arrived at the scene and rescued the injured individuals, sending them to Shaheed Tajuddin Medical College Hospital, where doctors declared all three dead.

Following the incident, residents set fire to the pickup truck allegedly used by the suspected cattle thieves. Gazipur Superintendent of Police Mohammad Sharif Uddin confirmed the incident. The report did not mention any arrests or further investigation details.

The incident reflects heightened community vigilance and tension in rural areas ahead of Eid, when cattle thefts often increase, though official responses or preventive measures beyond local patrols were not detailed in the report.