A suspected robber was killed and four others were injured in a lynch-mob attack at Beldangi in Sadar upazila early yesterday.
The identity of the deceased could not be known immediately. Police said a gang of robbers swooped on Tripti Filling Station in New Bhushibandar area and looted valuables from it in the dead of night. Local people chased the robbers at Beldangi while fleeing and caught five of them. Later, they gave them a good thrashing, leaving one of the robbers dead on the spot and four others injured.
The injured robbers were rushed to a local hospital.