Dhaka, Dec. 2 -- Locals have beaten three people including a "drug dealer" after an announcement of a robbery was made from a mosque in Manikganj.

Those who are beaten are 27-year-old Arif, son of Dulal from Sultanpur village in Harirampur Upazila, Sagar, son of Afsar from Kalashi area in Sadar Upazila, and Mithu Molla from Nali area in Shibalaya Upazila.

The incident took place around 10pm on Monday in Khabashpur, a border area between Harirampur Upazila and the Sadar Upazila, said Harirampur Police Station Sub-Inspector Emdadul Islam.

The SI said, "Arif, accused in a drug case, ran from Khabashpur Chawk and entered a house in Satti village of Harirampur Upazila. At that time, panicked people in the house started screaming, thinking t...