Gazipur, July 23 -- Another youth who was beaten suspecting to be a cattle lifter in Kaliganj upazila of Gazipur district died early Wednesday, raising the death toll to two.

The deceased,Abdullah, was a resident of Bandhakhola area under Tumulia union of the upazila.

He succumbed to his injuries while undergoing treatment at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital in the morning.

According to locals and police, a group of thieves entered a cowshed to lift cows owned by one Shamsuddin Molla in Ramchandrapur village under Moktarpur union on Tuesday night.

Sensing the presence of the lifters owner Mollah shouted seeking help from the neighbours .

At one stage, announcements from the local mosques were made to detain the lifters and four of ...