Agyan party gangs active ahead Eid
Monday, 29 September 2008
Organised gangs of criminals known as Agyan Party or Malom (balm) party, who make their unsuspecting victims unconscious by entertaining them with food or soft drinks mixed with strong dosage of sedatives, have become alarmingly active ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr, reports UNB.
In the last 5 days, about 50 persons were admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) and Mitford Hospital, all of whom had fallen victim to the Aggyan Parties.
Sources said many innocent people travelling by buses, launches and trains were robbed of their cash and valuables by members of these organised gangs.
These criminals board the vehicles in the guise of passengers. They sit next to their targets and then start gossiping with them. Taking advantage of the newly developed friendliness, they offer the innocent passengers something to eat. After taking that food, the passengers fall unconscious.
These organised gangs cheat people not only when they are travelling, but also many people become their targets on roads, at roadside stalls, and even at crowded Iftar parties during Ramadan.
Many of them use different types of balm (Malom) or powder of spices to make their targeted people senseless. It is also learnt that the miscreants also stealthily keep sedatives including chloroform in handkerchief and unfold the handkerchief before the passenger's nose to make them unconscious.
These criminals are active in such areas like Kamlapur railway station, Gabtoli bus station, Mohakhali bus station, Gulistan, Sayedabad and Jatrabari bus terminals and Sadarghat launch terminal.
Rafiqul Islam, a retired government official from Sylhet reached Kamlapur railway station last Wednesday. After getting down from the train some youths approached him and sprayed something on his face. Immediately, he fell unconscious. When he regained consciousness, he found himself on a hospital bed. He found that the Agyan party had taken away all his belongings including Tk 5,000 in cash.
Despite special camps set up by the police at all the terminals for ensuring smooth and safe journey for homebound passengers, the criminals, including pickpockets and Aggyan party, have been active on the eve of the Eid.
Doctors at DMCH emergency department and the Mitford Hospital said they were receiving on an average five victims of the Agyan party daily.
Talking to journalists at DMP headquarters, Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Naim Ahmed said that the activities of Agyan party decreased compared to the last year as many kingpins of those gangs had already been arrested. He said he had ordered the police, especially plainclothesmen, to intensify their vigilance.
In the last 5 days, about 50 persons were admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) and Mitford Hospital, all of whom had fallen victim to the Aggyan Parties.
Sources said many innocent people travelling by buses, launches and trains were robbed of their cash and valuables by members of these organised gangs.
These criminals board the vehicles in the guise of passengers. They sit next to their targets and then start gossiping with them. Taking advantage of the newly developed friendliness, they offer the innocent passengers something to eat. After taking that food, the passengers fall unconscious.
These organised gangs cheat people not only when they are travelling, but also many people become their targets on roads, at roadside stalls, and even at crowded Iftar parties during Ramadan.
Many of them use different types of balm (Malom) or powder of spices to make their targeted people senseless. It is also learnt that the miscreants also stealthily keep sedatives including chloroform in handkerchief and unfold the handkerchief before the passenger's nose to make them unconscious.
These criminals are active in such areas like Kamlapur railway station, Gabtoli bus station, Mohakhali bus station, Gulistan, Sayedabad and Jatrabari bus terminals and Sadarghat launch terminal.
Rafiqul Islam, a retired government official from Sylhet reached Kamlapur railway station last Wednesday. After getting down from the train some youths approached him and sprayed something on his face. Immediately, he fell unconscious. When he regained consciousness, he found himself on a hospital bed. He found that the Agyan party had taken away all his belongings including Tk 5,000 in cash.
Despite special camps set up by the police at all the terminals for ensuring smooth and safe journey for homebound passengers, the criminals, including pickpockets and Aggyan party, have been active on the eve of the Eid.
Doctors at DMCH emergency department and the Mitford Hospital said they were receiving on an average five victims of the Agyan party daily.
Talking to journalists at DMP headquarters, Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Naim Ahmed said that the activities of Agyan party decreased compared to the last year as many kingpins of those gangs had already been arrested. He said he had ordered the police, especially plainclothesmen, to intensify their vigilance.