Red handed: Mob catches three ‘robbers’, kills one

MULTAN: Residents of Hajipur caught a group of robbers and beat one of them to death, police said. Police said five robbers were caught by residents of Hajipur. Two of them fled, while the rest were beaten so that one of them died from repeated blows to the head. The other two were taken to Nishtar Hospital by the police, who were informed five hours after the robbers were caught. The injured were reported to be in a critical condition.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 12^th, 2012.