Robbers loot Tk 2.1m from Agrani Bank in Jessore

JESSORE, Sept 18:  A gang of armed robbers looted Tk 2.1 million (21 lakh) from the Rajathat branch of Agrani Bank in Jessore early on Friday.
Kotwali police rounded up two night guards of the bank-Bishwajit and Shahidul Islam-for quizzing in connection with the robbery.
Sub inspector Mahmud of the Kotwali police station said that the armed miscreants had taken away Tk 2.1 million from the bank after tying up the two night guards of the bank breaking open the grill at around 3:30am on Friday.
Wadud Ali Munshi, deputy general manager, Agrani Bank, Jessore, said that the armed robbers took away Tk 2.1 million after breaking open the grill and the vault of the bank.
KM Ariful Haque, additional superintendent of police, Jessore, said that the police were investigating the matter.
The night guards told journalists that the robbers took away the money from the bank branch after beating up and tying up them at the dead of night.
No case was lodged immediately after the robbery.
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