kolkata two youths including a college student who dabbled in crime before supplying raw materials to construction sites in sodepurkhardah areas have become the latest victims in the murky world of real estate business the duo was lynched by a mob at khardah on thursday after they allegedly tried to gun down a real estate developer the victims family however claimed that it was a preplanned murder by the promoters gang and demanded immediate arrest of the culprits the promoter who reportedly had a close shave after the duo missed their target has also lodged a counter complaint no one has been arrested yet it is learnt that the youths secondyear bcom student rajib bhowmik21 and his friend partha roy 24 a garments factor worker got engaged ina heated argument with promoter jakir hossain in front of a tea stall at 1030 am on thursday one of the youths suddenly whipped out a gun and fired at hossain but he had a narrow escape after the youth missed the target said an investigating officer the gun shot and the promoters scream alerted the locals who rushed to the spot and caught the duo before they could escape around 25 to 30 persons armed with sticks and rods pounced on them and thrashed them till they slumped on the ground a witness said police rescued bhowmick and roy and rushed them to barrackpore bn bose hospital where bhowmick was declared dead on arrival roy succumbed to his injuries later bhowmiks family members claimed that the allegation of firing on the promoter was fabricated it was a preplanned murder my brother could not have opened fire to anybody as he never possessed any gun he was a college student said jhantu bhowmik rajibs cousin police however claimed that a rivalry could have led to the incident we are investigating whether the duo had a rivalry with hossain we suspect the duo demanded money from the promoter that he refused a countrymade pistol was seized from the spot raids are on to nab those involved in lynching of the youths said c sudhakar dcdd barrackpore commissionerate