The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

Miscreants attacked and injured two Grameen phone sales representatives and alleged mugged Tk 5.50 lakh from them in two separate incidents of mugging yesterday in the city and suburban Tongi.

In another incident in Merul Badda under Gulshan police station the same day, armed hoodlums shot and injured a manager of a packaging industry wounding him in his right arm, police said.

In Tongi, a group of muggers swooped on Grammen phone representative Mahfuzur Rahman, while he was waiting for a vehicle in front of Cherag Ali Market at about 12:00pm with Tk 3.50 lakh in his possession, witnesses said, adding the attackers fired at Mahfuz's right leg and took away the money from the injured victim.

In another incident, GP representative Ilias Hossain Chanchal sustained bullet injuries as he tried to resist muggers at Natun Rasta of Mir Hazirbagh Jeleypara in Jatrabari at about 1:30pm. Police quoting witnesses said the muggers took away Tk 2 lakh after firing shots on Chanchal injuring his right leg.

In both the cases, the muggers managed to flee the scene after the daring attacks in broad day light in crowded places.

In the third incident also at midday, unidentified criminals waylaid packaging industry manager Nazrul Islam Khan as he came out of the factory at Merul Badda for offering Zohr prayers and fired on him. One bullet hit his right hand, police and witnessed said.

Police is investigating into the incidents that came amid reports of rising incidents of mugging, murders, armed attacks and other crimes in the city and its suburbs recently.