DB 'impersonators' rob trader of loaded firearm, Tk 30,000

A businessman was robbed of his licenced pistol, 19 bullets and Tk 30,000 in front of the capital's Matsya Bhaban early yesterday by some men claiming to be members of the Detective Branch of police.

Abdur Rahman told The Daily Star that he and his brother-in-law Abul Kalam Azad were going to their Wari residence from his father-in-law's home in Tejgaon on a rickshaw when a microbus with tinted glasses stopped them around 1:00am.

Forcing them to board the vehicle, the eight men inside took away their cellphone batteries, tied up their hands and feet, blindfolded them and beat them up demanding debit and credit cards, he said.

The vehicle roamed the capital for around four hours before the two were dropped off in Turag area around 5:00am, said Abdur Rahman, adding that he filed a case with Shahbagh Police Station.

Inspector (investigation) Zafor Ali Biswas said Abdur Rahman was a wholesale importer of electronic goods. Officer-in-Charge Abu Bakar Siddique confirmed the firearm was licenced and that they were trying to arrest the “muggers”.