4 held over snatching Tk 70 lakh in Sylhet

SYLHET: Police arrested four people along with TK 70 lakh, which was snatched from two officials of a private organisation, from Baluchar area of city on Sunday night, reports UNB.
Jedan Al Musa, additional deputy commissioner (Sadar Dakhshin) of Sylhet Metropolitan Police (SMP), said a gang of muggers riding four motorcycles and an auto-rickshaw obstructed two account officers of Uniliver Bangladesh Limited’s of Ambarkhan Borobazar depot while they were going to a bank on a private car in Zindabazar area at noon.
Keeping the duo hostage at gunpoint, the muggers snatched away TK 70,70,000 from them and vandalised the car.
Later a joint team of of Kotwali Police Station, Shah Poran Police Station and the Detective Branch (DB) conducted a drive in different areas of city and recovered the money from a house of Al-Islah residential area in Baluchar area around 8pm.
The law enforcers also seized two auto-rickshaws from the house.
Police also arrested four people including two auto-rickshaw drivers, the owner and the caretaker of the house in connection with the incident.

4 held over snatching Tk 70 lakh in Sylhet

SYLHET: Police arrested four people along with TK 70 lakh, which was snatched from two officials of a private organisation, from Baluchar area of city on Sunday night, reports UNB. Jedan Al Musa, additional deputy commissioner (Sadar Dakhshin) of Sylhet Metropolitan Police (SMP), said a gang of muggers riding four motorcycles and an auto-rickshaw obstructed two account officers of Uniliver Bangladesh Limiteds of Ambarkhan Borobazar depot while they were going to a bank on a private car in Zindabazar area at noon. Keeping the duo hostage at gunpoint, the muggers snatched away TK 70,70,000 from them and vandalised the car. Later a joint team of of KotwaliPolice Station, Shah Poran Police Station and the Detective Branch (DB) conducted a drive in different areas of city and recovered the money from a house of Al-Islah residential area in Baluchar area around 8pm. The law enforcers also seized two auto-rickshaws from the house. Police also arrested four people including two auto-rickshaw drivers, the owner and the caretaker of the house in connection with the incident.