A man was killed in a mob-lynching attack today (10 October) morning after allegedly attacking a local mosque’s imam in the Shimultala area of Sadar Upazila in Chapainawabganj.
Mizu Islam was severely beaten by locals around 8am after he stabbed Imam Mohammad Hossain, said police and witnesses.
Harunur Rashid, a resident of the same area, was also injured while attempting to save the imam.
Mizu was taken to the 250-bed district hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Mizu had long been involved in drug dealing, said SM Zakaria, officer-in-charge of Chapainawabganj Sadar police station.
It is believed he attacked imam Hossain out of anger after the local anti-drug committee provided information about him to the police, he said.
The body was sent to the hospital morgue for autopsy, he said.
