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Our Correspondent, Barisal

Barisal Kotwali police revealed the mystery of dacoity committed January 17 last at Barisal branch of Sundarban Courier Service.

Police arrested assistant general manager, deliveryman and the van driver of the courier service earlier. The night guard of that branch was arrested recently gave confessional statement.

Investigation officer of the case Sub Inspector Mir Kasem and his assistant ASI Delwar said, a case was lodged on January 17, 2007 stating that a gang of armed dacoits looted properties worth Tk.4 lakhs in cash and kinds from Barisal branch of Sundarban Courier Service situated at Club Road area of the city.

The place was at a stone's throw from Barisal police line and residences of high police and administrative officials.

Police arrested two night guards Faruk Matubbor and Abdus Sattar in this connection on that day.

Faruk Matubbor was taken on remand. He claimed himself innocent but revealed that Fazlul Huq, assistant general manager of that branch commited the dacoity.

Night guard Faruk said that branch manager Fazlul Huq, 37, resident of Jessore New Town, with the helps of Enamul Huq Ripon, 24, foreign parcel delivery man of Jessore Kazipara Road, and Jafar Khalifa, 35, delivery van driver of Taleswar village under Bukabunia union of Patharghata upazila of Barguna, committed the pre planned dacoity.

Police then arrested those three persons and sent to Barisal jail on Saturday after recording their confessional statement during face-to-face interrogation of all the arrestees.

On interrogation, AGM Fazlul, delivery man Enamul and van driver Jafar further confessed that Aziz, Mukul and Akkas, three listed dacoits of Jessore town helped them in committing dacoity and send the looted properties to Jessore.

The accused looted Tk.2.60 lakhs in cash and kind including 20 mobile sets booked for Mobile Complex of Bhola, 10 mobile sets booked for Jamaddar Telecom of Pirojpur and one mobile set of the office.

Not only that; this gang often stole valuable items from the packets sent by the customers from different parts of the country, police claimed further.

Police trying their best to recover the looted variables, the police official informed.