Muggers loot Tk 24 lakh firing shots, exploding crude bombs in Gazipur

Muggers looted Tk 24 lakh by firing gunshots and exploding crude bombs in Basan area of Gazipur on Sunday afternoon.

Witnesses said Saiful Islam, a staff of Dutch-Bangla Bank agent outlet, owned by Shafiqul Islam, was heading towards Chandona intersection around 4:00pm to deposit money at a bank.

When Saiful reached in front of Kajimuddin School in the area, a group of six muggers riding motorcycles intercepted him, fired two rounds of bullelts and looted Tk 24 lakh from his possession.

They also exploded several crude bombs to create panic in the area.

On information, a deputy police commissioner of Gazipur Metropolitan Police and Basan Police Station Officer-in-Charge Harun-or-Rashid visited the spot.

However, no one was arrested in this connection.