Screengrab of the police and onlookers gathered outside the shop the thief took refuge in.
Four robbers attempted to mug victims exiting a bank in the area and when they struggled, they shot two of them dead. The deceased were identified as Mukhtar and his friend. Mukhtar’s father was also injured as a result.
After the shooting, onlookers gathered and began to attack the thieves, killing one of them. Two of the robbers fled the scene while another took refuge inside a shop.
The mob attempted to open the shutter of the shop but the police reached before the crowd could lynch the robber.
Police resorted to aerial firing to scatter the mob of people that demanded the police hand the robber over to them.
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