Robbers looted four houses and a jewellery shop in Magura, Comilla and Laxmipur districts on Saturday and the day before.
A gang took away gold ornaments worth about Tk 16 lakh and Tk one lakh from two houses at Mollapara and Parla area in Magura town early Saturday, reports our correspondent.
Police quoting family members said, about 10 armed robbers stormed into the house of district Awami League joint secretary Golam Mawla breaking open the main collapsible gate at Mollapara at around 2:00 am and took away about 35 tolas of gold ornaments and Tk 75 thousand.
In a separate robbery at around 2:30 am at the house of Amir Khan, a businessman of Parla area, in the town, a gang looted 4 tolas of gold ornaments and Tk 25 thousand.
In Laxmipur, robbers looted cash, gold ornaments and other valuables from two houses at Dalal Bazaar in Sadar upazila injuring 10 people early Saturday, reports UNB.
Police and local people said breaking open the door, an armed gang numbering 20/25 entered the house of Ranjit Chandra Mojumder late at night and took the members of the house hostage at gunpoint.
At one stage the robbers indiscriminately stabbed Ranjit, his wife Sheuli Mojumder and another Utpal Kanti Mojumder as they tried to resist them.
Later, they looted 10 tolas of gold ornaments and other valuables from the house and decamped with the booty safely.
Later, the same gang entered into the neighbouring house of Tajul Islam and looted two tolas of gold ornaments and Tk 20,000 in cash. They also beat up seven members of the house leaving them seriously injured.
In Comilla, a gang looted gold ornaments from a jewellery shop at Bangoda Bazaar in Nangalkot upazila Friday noon.
Police said breaking open the lock of NK Jewellers, the gang took away 120 tolas of gold ornaments and cash Tk 5 lakh when the owner of the shop Khorshed Alam went to say Juma prayers closing the shop.
Source : The Daily Star
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