Pirates loot 5 trawlers injuring 4 cow traders
Pirates looted five trawlers of cow traders and took away cash and valuables worth Tk 30 lakh injuring four of them at Laimpasha Bamandighar haor (water body) in Itna upazila on Sunday night.
The injured were identified as Iqbal, 28, of Elongjury village, Kalam, 30, of Silni village, Mobarak, 28, of village Joysiddhi and Rais Uddin, 45, of village Shantipur in the upazila.
Police and locals said a group of cow traders in five trawlers were returning home from Azmiriganj bazaar of Hobiganj district after selling cows at night.
A gang of 15-20 armed pirates attacked the trawlers at Bamandigha haor at Kalipur village and looted cash and valuables including mobile phone sets worth Tk 30 lakh at about 7:30pm.
The pirates stabbed the four traders for making delay in handing their belongings.
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