A mob beat a man to death allegedly for sexually harassing a child at Mirzapur upazila on Friday night.

The deceased was identified as Shahin Mollah, 35, a vegetable vendor of Majhalia village under Banail union.

Quoting locals, police said Shahin allegedly harassed the six-year-old daughter of one of his neighbours when she went to his house on Thursday afternoon to bring milk that the family had kept in his refrigerator.

Following the allegation, a group of youths called Shahin from his house to the field of a local primary school around 7:30pm on Friday and beat him up, they said.

On information, police rushed to the spot, rescued seriously injured Shahin and sent him to Jamurki Health Complex.

He was later shifted to Kumudini Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries around 12:00am, they added.

After filing of a general diary, police sent the body to Tangail General Hospital morgue for autopsy, said AKM Mizanul Haque, officer-in-charge of Mirzapur police, yesterday.

Necessary legal steps would be taken after filing of a case, he added.