As many as 24 incidents of robbery have taken place in Sylhet in the
last three months, which clearly indicates a serious slide in the law
and order here.
During the time, robbers killed two people and looted valuables,
including 300 tolas of gold ornaments, worth over Tk2.25 crore.
Many were also injured in bids to resist robbers.
On June 2, miscreants looted valuables, including gold ornaments and
British pounds, worth over Tk15 lakh, from the house of Maulana Zamir
Hossain at Nidanpur village in Lama municipality area under Bianibazar
upazila.
On June 11, a gang of robbers killed Haji Lal Mia, 60, at Bhanudev
village in Debpara union under Nabiganj upazila.
At this time, villagers caught one robber named Sujan.
On June 14, robbers looted 85 tolas of gold jewellery and cash worth
Tk 50 lakh from the house of Haji Tota Mia at Khasaripara village in
Bianibazar municipality by breaking open the collapsible gate.
On the same day, 10/15 robbers attacked the house of UP member Shakil
Ahmad at Shampasy village in Kamalpur union of Moulvibazar sadar and
looted 25 tolas of gold and others valuables worth Tk15 lakh.
On June 28, a gang of bandits numbering 10-12 entered the house of
Khelafat Majlis’s district organising secretary Maulana Abdul Quayum
Zakir in Bahubal sadar and looted 42 tolas of jewellry and valuables
worth Tk 30 lakh.
On July 1, three armed robbers were caught when they went to commit
robbery in the city’s Madhuban Market allegedly with the help of
market supervisor and a guard.
On July 5, a gang of robbers attacked Majbur Rahman’s house at Tetli
in South Surma and looted 13 tolas of gold and other items worth Tk 11
lakh.
On July 3, an incident of robbery took place at three houses in
Rajnagar upazila.
The robbers took away 46 tolas of gold, 11 tolas of silver and cash
Tkone lakh 11,000 from the houses of Lebas Mia, Abas Mia and Nazrul
Mia of Defulura village.
On July 10, a gang of 15-16 robbers broke open the collapsible gate of
Minhaj Rashid Moktar’s house at Khadimpara and looted 45 tolas of gold
ornaments, cash Tk two lakh and others worth Tk 30 lakh.
On August 1, a robbery was committed at Baghbari in Sylhet city in
broad daylight.
The hoodlums broke open the lock of the house of Simanto Roy Pappu on
the Orphanage-School Road and looted 11 tolas of gold ornaments, cash
and other items worth about Tk20 lakh.
On September 4, a robbery incident took place at Nehar Market in
Zindabajar area where robbers exploded bombs and opened fire and
looted three jewelry shops.
The robbers looted gold worth several crores of taka.
Guard Badsha Mia was killed in a firing by robbers.
The incident took place within one kilometre of Sylhet Kotwali police station.
The repeated incidents of robbery have caused the local people raise
their eyebrows, thinking how drastically the local law and order
situation has fallen. –UNB, Sylhet
