Two cops closed
Two policemen of Rupsha Police Station were closed to police lines here on Sunday night pending further departmental action against them for negligence of duty. They are Sub-Inspector (SI) Md Touhidur Rahman and Assistant Sub-inspector (ASI) Ruhul Amin. OC Shubhash Chandra Biswas said the policemen failed to contain rising crimes in their assigned areas. The closed cops were posted at the outpost at Icegati union under the same upazila where rising crimes created panic among the people, the OC said. On Friday night, two robberies were committed in the houses of businessmen Palash Saha and Nazir Ahmed Lashkar of Shahpara village under Icegati union. The robbers looted money and gold ornaments at gun point from the two houses while SI Touhid and ASI Ruhul Amin were on patrol duty in the area. They did not proceed towards the houses when the family members cried for help. The gang went away safely with the booties firing blank shots.
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