Lalmohan Correspondent: A young man named Md. Nishat, 33, was allegedly caught red-handed with 200 grams of cannabis by local residents in Lalmohan upazila of Bhola. He was later beaten by an angry mob and handed over to the police.

The incident took place at around 4:00pm on Sunday (August 23) in the Chaurasta area of Gajaria West Bazar. The arrested Md. Nishat is the son of Abul Kalam of Pangashia village under West Char Umed Union in Lalmohan.

According to local sources, around 50–60 people detained Nishat in front of the office of a person named Bachchu Matbar at Gajaria West Bazar Chaurasta after allegedly finding 200 grams of cannabis in his possession. At one point, the agitated crowd assaulted him with punches and blows.

Being informed, Lalmohan Police Station Sub-Inspector Asaduzzaman Khan, along with a team of police officers, rushed to the spot, brought the situation under control and seized the cannabis from the accused’s possession.

Lalmohan Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Nazrul Islam Majumder said the youth was taken into police custody with the assistance of local residents. As he was injured in the mob beating, he was given initial medical treatment. The process of filing a regular case under the Narcotics Control Act is underway.