The New Nation - Internet Edition

Our Correspondent, Barisal

At least 26 home bound launch passengers from Dhaka lost their valuables after falling victims to 'Aggayan Party' in last six days from September 30 to October 5.

Barisal port police post, Kotwali police station and Shere Bangla Medical College Hospital sources said among the 26 victims still 11 are under treatment in hospitals and clinics.

Victims alleged that without involvements of launch staffs and escorts those criminal gang members could not commit such kinds of crimes and different launches specially named as Suravi, Parabat, Tipu plying on Barisal-Dhaka-Barisal routes became unrestricted loitering grounds of the 'Aggayan Party' criminals.

Hayatul Islam, Assistant Commissioner of Barisal Metropolitan Police, said that law enforcing agencies in uniform and plain cloths engaged to prevent this crime. Launch owners, staffs and escorts also asked to assist with us.

We always made wide propagations on river ports cautioning against 'Aggayan Party' gang and asked passengers not to purchase any food or beverage from flying vendors, hawkers or stations and not to make intimacy with unknown persons during journey.

But passengers violating our suggestions and instructions became victims of 'Aggayan Party' and usually on hurry to reach their destination avoiding filing allegations before law enforcing agencies, said ACP of BMP.