Jewellery shop looted in N'ganj
Masked raiders looted gold, silver, and cash worth about Tk 40 lakh from a jewellery shop at Siddhirganj Bazar of the sadar upazila early yesterday.
Some 10-12 robbers entered the shop breaking the lock after holding security guard Abdul Motalib hostage at gunpoint, shop owner Sirajul Islam quoted Motalib as saying.
They looted 65 tolas of gold, 200 tolas of silver, and Tk 92,000 in cash and also took away the vault of the jewelleries on a pick-up van.
Siddhirganj Police Station Officer-in-charge Kamrul Alam confirmed the incident and said they are trying to recover the looted stuff.
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