Overview
- Amrit Mondal, also known as Samrat, was seized by villagers in Hosendanga, Pangsha, on Wednesday night after an alleged attempt to extort a resident and was later declared dead at a hospital.
- Police and local accounts say Mondal targeted the home of Shahidul Islam, as residents described him as leading a group involved in intimidation and extortion.
- Official records list multiple cases against Mondal, including a murder case, and local reporting says he had formed a gang labeled a terror outfit by residents and police.
- Authorities arrested alleged associate Mohammad Selim and said they recovered firearms, while officials reported that new cases have been registered in connection with the attack.
- The interim government condemned the killing, urged people not to frame it by the victim’s religious identity, and said legal action would follow as investigations continue.