‘Be wary of muggers’
Bangladesh Police have instructed owners and workers of emergency supply products and pharmacies, who have government permission to stay open after sunset, to not allow customers to enter inside shops unless absolutely necessary.
Police also told shop owners to carry out financial transactions and deliver products from inside the shop and to keep their shop grilles closed if they have the option.
Sohel Rana, Assistant Inspector General (media and public relations) of Police Headquarters (PHQ), made the disclosure in a video message to media yesterday.
Bangladesh Police gave the instructions in light of mugging activities that were reported in different areas of Dhaka, including pharmacies, during the shutdown enforced, said officials.
Meanwhile, Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police on Thursday arrested four people from the capital's Dhanmondi, Lalbagh and Hajaribagh areas for their alleged involvement in a robbery at a flat in the capital's Kalabagan.
The arrestees are Md Hasan alias Jisan, Md Anowar Hossain, Md Abdul Alim and Md Likhon Sheikh.
Shamsul Arefin, additional deputy commissioner of DB, told media the arrestees looted gold ornaments, cash and a laptop after cutting grille of a flat on March 31.
A case was filed with Kalabagan Police Station regarding the incident on April 2 and police primarily identified two of the arrestees analysing CCTV footage, he said.
The arrestees in primary interrogation confessed their involvement in some other theft incidents, added Arefin.
AIG Sohel Rana said, "We gave the instructions to shop owners after we found the pattern of crime changing recently, and some mugging incidents were reported in some medicine shops."
Police have intensified their patrolling in wake of the mugging incidents said the AIG.
Sohel Rana further said, "Every member of the police force is standing by the people, going beyond their normal responsibilities and duties. People are also showing respect and love for the police force. We can see it while going through mass media and social media."
"All members of the police force are being encouraged by the love and respect. We want to say clearly that the attitude of service to the people will continue," he said in another video statement to media.
Earlier on Thursday, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mohammad Javed Patwary in a video message instructed all police unit chiefs to perform duty with utmost professionalism so that crime incidents do not rise during this extraordinary situation.
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