11 members of Tabligh Jamaat doped, looted

Eleven members of Tabligh Jamaat, including eight foreigners, were doped in Brahmanbaria and were robbed of their belongings on Tuesday night.

The victims were admitted to Akhaura Upazila Health Complex yesterday morning.

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The incident happened at Senarbadi Jame Mosque in Akhaura.

Of the victims, six are Indonesians, two Thai nationals and three Bangladeshis, according to locals and other members of Tabligh Jamaat.

Billal Hossain, a member of another Tabligh team there, said a man from Nagarkanda joined them a few days ago, introducing himself as Hasan.

On Tuesday night, Hasan gave them some juice and all the 11 fell sick after taking it, he said, citing the victims. 

Later, the man was nowhere to be found and the mobile phones, cash and other belongings of the 11 were gone, he added.

When the devotees called them for morning prayers, they found them unconscious and took them to the hospital.

Dr Abu Raihan Bhuiyan of the health complex said the victims were improving and would recover fully soon.

Akhaura Police Station OC Mosharraf Hossain Tarafdar said they were investigating the matter.