Pirate held in Magura
Locals caught one of a gang of pirates while fleeing after committing robbery in a trawler in the river Nabaganga in Mohammadpur upazila early Saturday. Witnesses said a gang numbering 6/7 wearing military uniform stormed into the trawler at about 12:30 am at Binodpur ghat and looted Tk 30,000 in cash, mobile phone sets and other valuables from its passengers. The pirates also beat up some of the passengers indiscriminately while they tried to resist them. Hearing the hue and cry, locals rushed to the spot and after a hot chase caught one of the fleeing pirates, Imran Ali, 20, resident of Binodpur in the upazila. Later, he was handed over to the police.
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