A thief was killed and two others were critically injured after a violent mob nabbed and assaulted them brutally in Bihar's Samastipur district. The violent mob dunked the robbers' heads under water in a bid to kill them.

The trio was identified as Vikas Kumar, Pinkesh Kumar and Ravi Kumar -- all natives of Nayaganj village under Deshri police station in Vaishali district. Some villagers made videos of brutal assault and shared it on social media. The incident occurred on Wednesday evening and one of the robbers died on Thursday evening.