Two Iranian nationals sent to jail for mugging
BSS
FARIDPUR: Two foreign nationals have been sent to jail custody yesterday after they were arrested on Friday evening on charge of mugging in the filling station, reports BSS.
According to police sources, on charge of mugging and robbery one Devd Yar Bigi Darvi Sund alias Daud and another Ali Reza alias Fizer were arrested on Friday evening from the old bus stand area of the town.
Additional Police Super Kamruzzaman Rasel said the two in the name exchanging new currency notes forcibly snatched away Tk 65,000 from Tofazuddin petrol pump under Nagarkanda upazila and fled away towards the district town in a private car.
Nagarkanda police informed Kotwali police who traced them out in the old bus stand area of the town and recovered Tk 15 thousand only.
During interrogation they showed their Iranian passports and entered Bangladesh in April. After interrogation they have been sent to Faridpur jail.
Kamruzzaman Rasel said a number of such groups have entered into the and carrying on similar types of mugging and robbery.
Similar incident happened in Magura district recently, he added.
He further said probably they are involved with some criminal gang.
