A mob held Halim Khan, 18, and his associate Abbas on Pyaridas Road at around 1:45am soon after a local milk vendor raised alarm as a gang of four muggers snatched his cash, witnesses said.

The enraged crowd punched the pair before police rescued them 45 minutes later, they added.

They were admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) where Halim died at around 5:00am, police said.

Claiming her son innocent, the victim's mother Rabeya Begum said Halim was a vegetable vendor and was going to Shyambazar during the incident.

In another incident, muggers stabbed Mohammad Biplob, a tailoring shop owner, and looted Tk 6000 from him at Malibagh in Khilgaon at around 3:00pm yesterday. He was undergoing treatment at the DMCH.

"Local criminals Mahibul, Nabi, Nasir, Ripon waylaid me in front of Malibagh Community Centre and looted the cash after stabbing me indiscriminately," Biplob claimed.