Three jailed for snatching

UNB, Narayanganj
A tribunal here Thursday convicted three snatchers and awarded them five years rigorous imprisonment each for snatching in 2009. The convicts are Ilias Kanchan, Ershad Ali and Kalam. According to the prosecution, the three muggers coming in a truck intercepted a passerby, Afzal, and looted cash and a mobile phone set from him in Dhuppara Bajbi area of Araihazar upazila on September 30 at about 5:00am. When a van of patrol police came to the spot, the muggers threw two bombs on them. Later, the law enforcers after a hot chase arrested them. Police also recovered the snatched money and mobile phone sets and three sharp weapons from their possession.