Man killed by thieves

An employee of Mymensingh municipality was killed by thieves at municipal staff quarter in the town early yesterday.
The dead was identified as Nurul Islam, 55, who worked at water pump station.
Police and locals said, when Nurul Islam retuned to his residence at around 1am from his duty, he found a gang fleeing with valuables from his house. Nurul raised a hue and cry and chased the gang.
At this, the thieves returned back and hit him with sticks killing him on the spot.
Locals rushed to the spot, chased the gang and caught one of the gang members identified as Mukta, 25.
They handed Mukta over to police after giving him a good beating.