Kushtia, June 11 -- Over 100 villagers besieged Kumarkhali Police Station in Kushtia for nearly an hour on Wednesday, protesting the arrest of three women in connection with an attack on another woman accused of theft.

A chase and counter-chase ensued between police and locals as the latter tried to snatch the arrestees from police custody.

Despite the chaos, police eventually sent the accused to court under tight security.

According to statements from villagers gathered at the police station premises, the woman who filed the case had allegedly stolen beef from a refrigerator and cash from a neighbour's house on Monday afternoon.

The family members reportedly caught her red-handed, beat her severely and shaved her head.

Later that ni...