Robbers looted cash money, gold ornaments and other valuables from three houses at Thalna village in Kaliganj upazila early Monday.
Police and locals said a gang of armed robbers, numbering 12-14, entered the house of one Shashan Bairagi at about 1:30am breaking open grill and door.The hoodlums took the family members hostage at gunpoint and looted five tolas of gold ornaments, Tk 18,000 in cash and other valuables
from the house.Later, the criminals looted valuables and gold ornaments from two other people of the minority community–Keshob Kumar Sarkar and Haran Mandal–from a house adjacent to Shashan’s in the same way.They also attacked the fish enclosure of Dulal Bairagi of the village and chopped him with sharp weapons, leaving him injured.Critically injured, Dulal was admitted to Kaliganj Health Complex.Officer-in-charge of Kaliganj Police Station Ghulam Rahman said on information, police visited the spot and they were trying to arrest the robbers. -UNB, Satkhira
