Dhaka, May 10 -- A mob has beaten three suspected cattle thieves to death in Gazipur's Kaliakair. Agitated locals also set a pickup van on fire.

The incident occurred early on Sunday morning in the Bagchala Bazar area of Fulbaria Union.

The dead have yet to be identified.

Police and locals say that a gang of 11-12 cattle thieves drove a pickup van to the home of Abu Bakr Siddique in the Bagchala area and attempted to steal cattle from his cowshed. When the owner noticed the attempted theft, he screamed, and locals began chasing the thieves.

The locals caught three of the alleged thieves and attacked them. They also used lock-cutting tools, machetes, and knives in the attack and set the pickup van on fire.

Police from Kaliakair Police...