One killed as pickup used by robbers run over him
Friday, 9 June 2023
LAKSHMIPUR, June 08 (UNB): A pedestrian was killed and two others were injured when a pickup used by robbers ran over them while fleeing after looting a gold shop in Lakshmipur.
The incident happened around 8:15 pm on Wednesday in front of Chowdhury Super Market in the College Road area of the city.
The dead is Safiullah, (70) a resident of Iterpool area of Lakshmipur municipality.
Meanwhile, Gold trader Apu Karmakar has sustained serious injuries after being stabbed by the robbers during the robbery of his shop named RK Shilpalaya.
He was sent to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) for better treatment. Apu's son Ami Karmakar was also beaten up during the incident.
Ismail Hossain, who was injured after being run over by the pickup, is being treated at Sadar Hospital. The identity of the other injured person was not known
Police recovered around 20 intact crude bombs from the spot.