4 ‘muggers’ held in Ctg

Detective Branch (DB) of police of Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP) on Wednesday arrested four alleged members of snatching group from city’s CRB Railway area along with money, arms and a CNG-run auto-rickshaw used for the crime.

The arrestees were identified as Md Maksudur Rahman Tip, 30, Md Wahidul Islam, 28, Md Joynal, 28 and Md Iqbal, 24.

The arrestees in primary interrogation confessed that they were involved in snatching at the different areas in the city specially the people who withdraw money from the bank is their main target, said police.

They used to lie in wait in front of different banks and when the people come out from the bank after withdrawing money they snatch their money and belongings, police said.

Md Shaidullah, deputy police commissioner (DB-Bandar) of CMP said on Wednesday one Mithun Gosh was being their target when he came out from the bank withdrawing Tk1.7 lakh at Jubilee Road area.

 “When Mithun reached at Nur Ahmed Road , the muggers forcefully picked up him in their CNG. As the victim screamed, a team of BD police followed them and reaching CRB area and able to nab the muggers,” added Shaidullah.

4 muggers held in Ctg

Detective Branch (DB) of police of Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP) on Wednesday arrested four alleged members of snatching group from citys CRB Railway area along with money, arms and a CNG-run auto-rickshaw used for the crime. The arrestees were identified as Md Maksudur Rahman Tip, 30, Md Wahidul Islam, 28, Md Joynal, 28 and Md Iqbal, 24. The arrestees in primary interrogation confessed that they were involved in snatching at the different areas in the city specially the people who withdraw money from the bank is their main target, said police. They used to lie in wait in front of different banks and when the people come out from the bank after withdrawing money they snatch their money and belongings, police said. Md Shaidullah, deputy police commissioner (DB-Bandar) of CMP said on Wednesday one Mithun Gosh was being their target when he came out from the bank withdrawing Tk1.7 lakh at Jubilee Road area. When Mithun reached at Nur Ahmed Road , the muggers forcefully picked up him in their CNG. As the victim screamed, a team of BD police followed them and reaching CRB area and able to nab the muggers, added Shaidullah.