According to local residents and police, a gang of 10 to 12 organized cattle thieves arrived at the house of Abu Bakar Siddiqui in Bagchala area in a pickup van. Sensing the matter, the homeowner alerted nearby residents, who chased the group.
At one place, locals caught hold of three people with lock-picking tools, machetes and knives and beat them up. The mob also set fire to the pickup van used by the group.