'Agyan party' loots house

A gang of criminals, locally known as 'agyan party' looted valuables worth over Tk two lakh Friday night from the house of one Golam Rasul at Jhhawdanga bazar in Sadar upazila. Four members of the family who fell victims to the incident were admitted to a local clinic. Quoting locals police said, a gang of criminals entered the house of Rasul and sprayed toxic liquid on them when they were asleep. Hearing groaning of the victims, locals entered their house and rescued Golam Rasul, 40, his wife Taslima Khatun, 35, son Tarek Hasan, 14, and daughter Tamanna, 5, in an unconscious state. The criminals decamped with Tk 30,000, ornaments, mobile set and other valuables from the house, police said. However, no case was filed with Sadar police station till filing of this report at 4:00 pm yesterday.