Guard arrested in bank robbery case
Police yesterday arrested a guard of Islami Bank Jhalakathi branch in connection with the looting of Tk 77 lakh from the branch early Wednesday.
Guard Abdul Barek was taken to Sadar Police Station on Wednesday night for quizzing and shown arrested yesterday.
An unidentified gang, after making unconscious night-time security guard Shamsul Huq, entered the bank in Aratdarpotty area of the town and took away the money.
Shamsul Huq was admitted to Jhalakathi General Hospital and then shifted to Barisal Sher-e- Bangla Medical College Hospital as his condition deteriorated.
Sarwar Hossain, manager of the bank branch, filed a case with Sadar Police Station on Wednesday night, naming none as accused, said officer-in-charge Abdul Mannan.
Opening the bank on the second floor of the four-storey building at around 9:00am, the staff saw the closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras had been damaged and the cash stolen from the lockers of different sections in the bank, the manager stated in the case statement.
When the staff started looking for night guard Shamsul Huq, they found him unconscious inside a toilet on the third floor of the building, he further said.
OC Abdul Mannan said police are looking for Mohidul alias Hamidul Islam, a tenant on the third floor of the building, as he has been absconding since the incident.
Police suspected that Mohidul and his accomplices made night guard Shamsu unconscious and looted the money from the branch.
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