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Staff Reporter

Savar Thana Police yesterday foiled an atempt of hijacking a covered van loaded with garment products and arrested two hijackers.

Nasim Uddin, Sub-Inspector of Savar Thana said, a covered van with some garment products of Iceland Garment left for Dhaka at the early hours of Wednesday . Three snatchers tried to hijack the van at gunpoint near Raj Filling Station at Hemayetpur area.

Being informed police followed the miscreants and at one stage arrested Saiful Islam (25) and Mahbub Hossain(26). One hijacker, Mizanur Rahman, managed to flee, local sources said.

Police also recovered Tk 600, one cell phone and a sharp knife from the hijackers.

A case was recorded with Savar Thana in this connection under the Speedy Trial Act