Dhaka, March 21 -- A suspected mugger was lynched and two others were injured in a mob attack after they allegedly snatched away valuables from a businessman in Keraniganj of Dhaka on Friday morning.

Though the identity of the deceased could not be known, he was around 22, said Keraniganj Model police station's Officer-in-Charge (OC) Sohrab Al Hasan.

He said a gang of three suspected muggers grabbed the businessman, a resident of Old Dhaka's Imamganj, when he arrived at Nadubepari Ghat to go to Jinjira around 8am.

The attackers stanched away mobile phones and money in cash at arms-point, the OC said, adding that the victim sought help from locals by screaming.

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