UP Chairman Killing: Mob 'snatches' suspect from police, beats him to death

The prime suspect in Krishnanagar union parishad Chairman KM Mosharrof Hossain murder case was beaten to death allegedly by locals at Krishnanagar Bazar last night.

Locals snatched away Abdul Jalil Gain, a member of the union parishad, from police custody and gave him a thrashing. He died on the spot, claimed Hafizur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Kaliganj Police Station.

The OC said police took Jalil to Krishnanagar to recovery illegal arms.

On September 8, Mosharrof, 48, also the assistant organising secretary of district Jatiya Party, was gunned down by unidentified criminals in Krishnanagar Bazar area.

Jalil had been on the run after the killing but locals caught him in Kaliakoir of Gazipur and handed him over to police. He was later handed over to Kaliganj Police Station in Satkhira.

Police official claimed that after interrogating Jalil, Kaliganj police took him to Krishnanagar but locals snatched him right after he got down from the police van.

Locals snatched away Abdul Jalil Gain, a member of the union parishad, from police custody and gave him a thrashing. He died on the spot, claimed Hafizur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Kaliganj Police Station.

The OC said police took Jalil to Krishnanagar to recovery illegal arms.

On September 8, Mosharrof, 48, also the assistant organising secretary of district Jatiya Party, was gunned down by unidentified criminals in Krishnanagar Bazar area.

Jalil had been on the run after the killing but locals caught him in Kaliakoir of Gazipur and handed him over to police. He was later handed over to Kaliganj Police Station in Satkhira.

Police official claimed that after interrogating Jalil, Kaliganj police took him to Krishnanagar but locals snatched him right after he got down from the police van.