Three dacoits held
Saturday, 14 March 2009
SYLHET, Mar 13 (UNB): Three dacoits, including one with bullet wounds, were held while looting valuables from a trader at Matikata village in Tahirpur Upazila Wednesday night.
The arrested were identified as Al Amin (24), son of Abdul Malek of Burungachhara village in the upazila, his brother Zakir Hossain (18), and another Zakir Hossain (20), son of Golam Rabbani of Bibhundi village in Srinagar Upazila of Munshiganj district.
Police and local people said coal trader Shah Alam along with his four associates were returning to their village home from Barchhara Customs Station Wednesday.
As they reached Barchhara-Matikata road at about 8:30 pm, the bandits numbering 7 to 8 waylaid them and looted Tk 80,000 in cash and a cheque book from Alam at gunpoint.
Hearing the shouts of Shah Alam and his associates, the villagers rushed to the spot and after a hot chase caught three of the muggers. But one of the nabbed robbers, Zakir Hossain (18), received bullet injuries when his fleeing accomplices opened fire on the villagers.
On information, police rushed to the spot and arrested the three robbers. Zakir was admitted to the Upazila Health Complex in critical condition.
A case was filed in this connection.
The arrested were identified as Al Amin (24), son of Abdul Malek of Burungachhara village in the upazila, his brother Zakir Hossain (18), and another Zakir Hossain (20), son of Golam Rabbani of Bibhundi village in Srinagar Upazila of Munshiganj district.
Police and local people said coal trader Shah Alam along with his four associates were returning to their village home from Barchhara Customs Station Wednesday.
As they reached Barchhara-Matikata road at about 8:30 pm, the bandits numbering 7 to 8 waylaid them and looted Tk 80,000 in cash and a cheque book from Alam at gunpoint.
Hearing the shouts of Shah Alam and his associates, the villagers rushed to the spot and after a hot chase caught three of the muggers. But one of the nabbed robbers, Zakir Hossain (18), received bullet injuries when his fleeing accomplices opened fire on the villagers.
On information, police rushed to the spot and arrested the three robbers. Zakir was admitted to the Upazila Health Complex in critical condition.
A case was filed in this connection.