Muggers loot Tk 24 lakh

Armed muggers ran away with Tk 24 lakh after shooting a sales representative of bKash, a mobile money transfer provider, in Narayanganj yesterday.
Arif Hossain was returning to his office on a motorbike after collecting the amount from several bKash agents in Siddhirganj when seven muggers intercepted him near Shimrail Bus Stand area.
They snatched the money from him after firing in his right leg and drove away, said Parvez Reza, a witness who is the manager of a bKash agent named Zamal and Company.
Arif was treated at a local hospital. Later the bKash official was shifted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital for better treatment.
Police are investigating the matter, said Anisur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Siddirganj Police Station.