Dhaka, April 10 -- Two men have been killed and several others injured in a mob beating following a bomb attack in Dhaka's Kamrangirchar.

The incident occurred at the Sylheti Bazar area under Kamrangirchar Police Station on Wednesday night, police said.

The police station's chief Amirul Islam told bdnews24.com that a local businessman had filed an extortion case around two months ago against several members of the "Picchi Monir group" based in the Chawkbazar area.

Police had arrested some of the accused, and one recently secured bail, he said.

According to the OC, the accused returned to the area around 10pm on Wednesday on three or four motorcycles and began threatening the complainant and demanding money again.

"When locals interve...