Factory valuables worth Tk 6.0m looted
Saturday, 30 October 2010
MANIKGANJ, Oct 29: Robbers looted valuables worth Tk 6.0 million (60 lakh) from a factory at Rathura village in Ghior Upazila Friday. Police said that a gang of 20 to 22 armed bandits stormed into Takwoa Safe Drinking Water supplying factory at about 12:30 am. They took the factory's guards hostage and then looted valuables, including transformers, cable of bronze, spare parts, welding machine, water lifting pump, mobile phone sets and cash 25,000 taka. The robbers fled away with booty on a truck. On information, Officer in-Charge (OC) of Ghior thana visited the spot in the morning. — UNB