Armed attackers rob bank officials of Tk7 lakh; 4 injured

Armed assailants attacked two bank officers and two Ansar contributors with gripping weapons in Gazipur, making off with Tk 7 lakh.

The injured are Atika Parvin Suravi, 39, in-cost of the Sonali Bank sub-branch at Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmad Medical College Properly being facility, money officer Farzana Naznin Simu, 27, and Ansar contributors Al Amin, 30, and Raju Mia, 40.

As segment of their day-to-day routine, they were transferring money from the Sonali Bank sub-branch at Tajuddin Medical to the bank’s significant branch on Sunday afternoon, after they came below attack, per Gazi Shahiduzzaman, AGM of Sonali Bank’s Gazipur Courtroom Building Branch, and native witnesses.

The four were carrying over Tk7 lakh in an auto-rickshaw, heading in the direction of the Main Branch in the Joarpukur plot. Upon reaching the Shaheed Barkat Stadium in the Rathkhola plot, they were intercepted by 10-12 armed of us on six motorcycles. The assailants attempted to rob the discover of cash and, when resisted, fired warning shots to produce scare. They then attacked the four folks with gripping weapons sooner than escaping with the discover of cash.

Locals rescued the injured and rushed them to the nearby Shaheed Tajuddin Medical College Properly being facility, where they’re at mask receiving treatment.

Mostafizur Rahman, OC of the Gazipur Sadar Police Quandary, confirmed that police were dispatched to the scene all of the sudden upon receiving the reveal. He added that efforts are underway to apprehend the robbers and receive better the stolen money. Apt action is in route of regarding the incident.