Criminals loot cattle laden truck
A gang of armed criminals took away a cattle laden truck in Jangal area of Bandar upazila on Dhaka-Chittagong highway early Friday. Police said, the gang numbering 4/5 halted the Dhaka-bound Indian cattle laden truck from Noakhali in the area at about 4:00am. Taking the driver, helper and two cowboys hostage at gunpoint, the gang took control over the steering and at one stage dropped the hostages on the road. Later, the gang left the place along with the truck. Cattle trader Ohidur Rahman estimated the value of the looted 18 cows at Tk 6.75 lakh. Police recovered the truck in an abandoned condition from in front of Modhumoti filling station in Sonargaon upazila in the early morning.
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