Armed assailants hurl crude bomb, loot Tk2.5 lakh in Gazipur
Aminul was closing his shop around 10:30pm yesterday and heading home when two men got out of a white private car and intercepted him
Armed assailants detonated a crude bomb and looted Tk2.5 lakh along with five mobile phones from a businessman in Gazipur's Konabari area last night (23 August).
The victim, Aminul Islam, 35, was also injured in a machete attack during the robbery. He has been running a bKash agent shop at Haji Market for several years.
Gazipur Metropolitan Police's Konabari Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Md Salauddin said, "A team of police was sent to the spot immediately after the incident. Efforts are underway to identify and arrest the attackers."
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According to Aminul, he was closing his shop around 10:30pm yesterday and heading home when two men got out of a white private car and intercepted him.
"I tried to run in fear, but they struck me with a machete. When I fell, they took my bag containing Tk2.5 lakh and five phones used for bKash transactions. While fleeing, they also detonated a crude bomb to create panic," he said.
As of 12pm today (24 August), no complaint had been filed. A case will be registered once a complaint is received, OC Salauddin added.
