Mugging bid by cops foiled
Pedestrians caught red handed an assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of police during his alleged attempt to snatch Tk 16.5 lakh from two employees of a mobile phone set shop in the city's Paltan area yesterday afternoon.
Three others, including two policemen, however, managed to flee.
ASI Mainul Islam of Adabar Police Station was handed over to Paltan Police Station along with the money recovered from his possession.
Deputy Commissioner of police Khandaker Mahid Uddin of Motijheel zone said Mainul disclosed the names of two other policemen--SI Rowshan Ali of Kotwali police and constable Saju of detective branch.
ASI Mainul claimed that they stopped the two employees as they did not return the money taken from his (Mainul) brother for sending him abroad.
Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner AKM Shahidul Hoque told The Daily Star that they are investigating the matter and action would be taken against them if they are found guilty.
Shop owner SM Saqlain of Motaleb Plaza told police that a gang intercepted his two employees at Calvert Road near Bijoynagar Water Tank around 3:00pm while they were on the way to Kakrail by a rickshaw after withdrawing the money from Mutual Trust Bank at Motijheel.
Hearing their cry for help, pedestrians rushed in and caught ASI Mainul and gave him a threshing. But other members of the gang managed to flee, witnesses said.
DC Khandaker Mahid said the two employees were carrying the money hiding it under their shirt without taking police escort.
"It is not clear why the money owner did not take any police help for carrying the money," he said adding, "We always request people to take police help but they often do it risking their lives and valuables," he added.
Police have started a drive to arrest the policemen along with another person who is yet to be identified, he said.
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