Robbers loot goods worth Tk 10 lakh in Chittagong

About 22 robbers attacked two houses at Napora Mirpara of Puinchhari union under Banshkhali upazila during the downpour Saturday evening, police said.

Barricading the road, the robbers entered the houses of Noor Ahmad and Kabir Ahmad and looted goods said to be worth over Tk 6 lakh. Valuables include 60 tola of gold ornaments and Tk 1.5 lakh in cash.

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Noor Ahmad was also injured when he tried to protest.

In another incident, a group of robbers, aboard four micro-buses, looted Kadamtoli area of Chandraghona under Rangunia upazila at around midnight.

They attacked the houses of Shamsul Sawdagor, Abdul Monaf and Abdus Salam, taking over Tk 5 lakh in gold ornaments and cash at gunpoint.

The robbers also fired on three brothers of a family when they tried to resist. The injured, Hasan Murad, Parvez and Rasul, were admitted to hospital.