Dhaka, March 4 -- Two individuals have been killed in a mob beating on suspicion of being dacoits in the Sonkhola area of Satkania upazila of Chattogram.

The deceased were identified as Nizam and Salek, said Officer-in-Charge Zahidul Islam of Satkania Police Station on Tuesday.

Several others were injured in the gunfire, the OC said.

The incident occurred around midnight on Monday when locals, angered by recent extortion activities, targeted the two men after an announcement was made over a mosque loudspeaker, declaring the suspects to be dacoits, UNB reports.

According to locals, the area had been under the oppressive grip of an extortionist group led by Nezam. On the night of the incident, Nezam and several others entered the Sonkho...