Angry residents in a local neighborhood took drastic action after catching a motorbike thief.
The thief was apprehended by an outraged mob and punished by being forced to swim in a clogged gutter.
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Eyewitnesses reported that the incident occurred early in the morning when the thief attempted to steal a motorbike parked outside a house.
The motorbike’s owner noticed the suspicious activity and raised an alarm, drawing the attention of nearby residents.
Within minutes, a crowd had gathered, and the thief was captured before he could escape.
The thief was then dragged to a nearby gutter filled with refuse and stagnant water and was forced to swim in the filthy water as a warning to others who might consider similar criminal acts.
