Villagers have beaten three suspected cattle thieves to death in Gaibandha’s Gobindaganj Upazila. In a bid to save their lives, the suspected thieves jumped into a pond. The villagers pulled them out of the water and beat them severely, killing two of them on the spot. Informed of the matter, police reached the spot around 4:30am and recovered two bodies, said Bulbul. The bodies have been sent to Gaibandha General Hospital for post-mortem examination.