Mugger ASI caught red-handed
Wednesday, 16 December 2009
FE Report
A police personnel was arrested while snatching Tk 1.6 million (Tk 16 lakh) from two shop employees in the city's Paltan area Tuesday afternoon, police said.
Officer-in-Charge of Paltan police station Mojibur Rahman told the FE they arrested Mainul Haque, assistant sub-inspector of Adabar police station, as he tried to mug Tk 1.6 million from two mobile shop employees.
Witnesses said the unscrupulous policeman demanded the amount from Suman and Liton, employees of Saqlain Mobile Shop at Motaleb Plaza, while they were returning to office after withdrawing the money from Motijheel branch of Mutual Trust Bank at about 3:00pm.
As the victims shouted for help, locals rushed in and caught the ASI red-handed.
Later, the policeman was handed over to police.
A police personnel was arrested while snatching Tk 1.6 million (Tk 16 lakh) from two shop employees in the city's Paltan area Tuesday afternoon, police said.
Officer-in-Charge of Paltan police station Mojibur Rahman told the FE they arrested Mainul Haque, assistant sub-inspector of Adabar police station, as he tried to mug Tk 1.6 million from two mobile shop employees.
Witnesses said the unscrupulous policeman demanded the amount from Suman and Liton, employees of Saqlain Mobile Shop at Motaleb Plaza, while they were returning to office after withdrawing the money from Motijheel branch of Mutual Trust Bank at about 3:00pm.
As the victims shouted for help, locals rushed in and caught the ASI red-handed.
Later, the policeman was handed over to police.