Statesman News Service
MALDA, 7 APRIL: Three men who were trying to rob a trader were caught by the public this afternoon at Gazole in Malda district and two of them burnt to death. The third is fighting for his life in hospital.
The incident occurred at about 1 p.m. when the three men tried to rob a rice trader, Mr Pradip Roy, at gunpoint while he was coming out of a bank after withdrawing Rs 6 lakh.
The robbers, who came on a two-wheeler, assaulted the trader, but he clung to them and shouted for help. Alerted, the locals managed to catch the three criminals and lynched them.
The locals took petrol from the fuel tank of the two-wheeler and set the vehicle and the criminals on fire. While one died on the spot, a second robber died in
hospital.
According to the OC, Gazole police station, Mr M Rahman, police have identified the surviving criminal as Miraj Sheikh, a resident of Jalalpur in Kaliachak.
He has been admitted in Malda hospital. According to the doctors, his condition is critical. The police are yet to identify the two dead robbers. The victim trader had to be administered first aid. According to the police, he and his money is safe.
The incident has once again raised the matter of security in banks. “We are concerned about the lack of security in the banks. Most banks seem more interested in beautification projects in the branches but nothing is being done to increase security,” alleged the district secretary of the Bank Employees’ Federation Mr Barun Chakraborty.;SNS
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