Robbers hack 3 villagers in Tangail

Three people were hacked by robbers in Delduar upazila of the district early yesterday.

Police and local sources said a gang of 10 to 12 robbers equipped with local weapons stormed the house of Mokam Bepari at Nallapara village around 2:00am and looted Tk 1.5 lakh and six tolas of gold ornaments.

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Hearing the hue and cry raised by the family members, locals rushed to the spot and swooped on the robbers, who were leaving the house with the looted items.

The gang members exploded several cocktails and hacked three villagers -- the house owner's son Rafiqul Islam, 26, Shahin Miah, 25 and Shahidul Islam, 40.

One of the robbers -- Sabuj Miah, 28, of Keraniganj in Dhaka -- was caught and injured by the villagers, said Mosharaf Hossain, officer-in-charge of Delduar Police Station.

The other members of the gang, however, managed to flee from the scene, he added.

The injured villagers and the robber were admitted to the Tangail Medical College Hospital.

Police are raiding different areas to arrest the rest of the gang.